Perry County, Mississippi Genealogy and History
Gene Phillips, County Coordinator
Jeff Kemp - State Coordinator
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Early Phone Directory for New Augusta, Mississippi
Submitted by Joe McSwain
In today’s society, all most everyone either owns or has access to a telephone. This was not the case in the early 1900’s. Only a privileged few were able to have a phone at their residence or place of business. The following is one of the earlier “phone books” which was listed in the May 23, 1912 edition of The Perry County News.
Directory of New Augusta Telephone Company
No. 0 Perry County News office
1 Vacant
2 F. W. Smith
3 Dr. B. T. Robinson
4 Mrs. A. E. Mills
5 J. F. Ruffin
6 F. F. Myers
7 Vacant
8 Vacant
9 Dr. H. P. Smith
10 Mrs. R. McSwain
11 Perry County Bank
12 Sheriff’s Office
13 Hairston Bros. Office
14 Kennedy Bros. Office
15 Fullilove’s Drug Store
16 Dr. H. P. Smith Office
17 Walter Myers
18 C. E. White
19 A. T. L. Watkins
20 C. C. Dearman
21 Ruffin & Company Office
22 A. J. Ikard
23 H. Myers, Old Augusta
26 C. T. Fullilove
27 J. H. Davis
31 Smith Drug Company Office
33 E. E. McCoy
34 Walter Myers farm
48 J. N. McCoy
Party Lines:
Wingate Line… Young, Small, Burdine, Smith, and Morris
Mahned Line… W. H. Carpenter, Mrs. Belle Myers, R. F. D. No. 1 via New Augusta
P. C. James, G. D. Draughn, J. L. McCardle, Pace & Barrow, B. S. Stevens, connection with Runnelstown and Richton.
Call all parties wanted outside local exchange by name…Toll stations at Runnelstown, Petal, Mahned, Wingate and intermediate points, and direct connection with Cumberland Telephone Company.