Jean, Brownhelm, Vermilion, etc was served by the Lorain Telephone Co, an *independent *company, locally owned by the Hagemans. Sue Atmmom1@aol.com wrote: > "The Farm Journal Illustratred Rural Directory 1915-1920" lists names of > residents of rural Lorain County. Some listings appear as: > > Doe, John (Jane) 3 ch (children) , farmer O (owns) 33 a (acres) 4 h (horses) > 12 c (cattle) R1 (Rural Route 1) Vermilion Brhm (Brownhelm) 61 Ind. tel > > What does the number at the end of the entry mean? > > "B. tel" means Bell telephone. What does "Ind. tel" mean? > > The Wellington Genealogical Group sells reprints of this Rural Directory. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwgg > > Thank you! > > Jean Copeland > > > > > ************************************** > See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- Sue Strick, Lorain County Coordinator for OHGenWeb Lorain County Genealogy Page, http://home.centurytel.net/lorgen/ L.C. Mailing List, http://home.centurytel.net/lorgen/mail.htm