transcribed and contributed by Susan Langheld (date unidentified)

Newspaper:  Journal & Banner
Date:  06/25/1909

Misses Lucy Davis and Nora Stuart will go back to Monteagle next week for a stay of some days.

Mrs. Parks and baby, of Chattanooga, were guests this week of Mrs. John Marshall.

Mrs. A. J. Murphy and daughter returned Tuesday from visit to relatives in the city this week.

Miss Maidee Kibler returned to her home in Tasso Monday after a brief visit to Misses Anderson.

Messers Will List of Salt Creek, and Walter Coulter of Chattanooga visited relatives in the city last week.

Miss Willie Hollingsworth, who had been a guest of Mrs. Reese Norris for some weeks, returned to her home in Atlanta today.

Hannibal Seagle of Chattanooga, was in the city Sunday, and conducted the services at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sunday night.

Mrs. J.L. Shugart and daughter Cheta left Thursday for a visit with Mrs. Shugart’s daughter, Mrs. T.B. Reed of Spring City.

Mrs. Joseph Good and son Joseph or Savannah, and niece Katherine Willis, of Atlanta, were in the city Tuesday en route to Ladd’s springs to spend the summer.

L.S. Clampitt, who will be remembered by many of our citizens and who is the son of the late Geo. W. Clampitt was in the city Thursday. Mr. Clampitt is now with the Keystone Type Foundry, of Atlanta, GA and has his headquarters in Louisville. Years ago, when yet a mere boy, Mr. Clampitt learned to set type in the old Journal office, then the property of J.B. Stern. His visit this week gave him an opportunity to renew former acquaintances at this place.

Daniel Helfner, who has been at work at Chicamunga, Ga. For the past 18 months, is home to stay.

Mrs. W.O.Higgins and her daughter Miss Maude, of Cedar Springs, spent Sunday and Monday in the city, the guests of Mrs. W. J. Lawson.

Dr. Cooper Holtzclaw, of Chattanooga, was called here Tuesday to see John Cochran, who is dangerously ill.

Col. A. L. Harrold and lady spent Sunday in Cleveland.

Hon. John L. Pearce was here today.

W.F. Wattenberger will start his thresher the first of the month.

Dike Higgins was in Benton Saturday.

Newspaper:  Journal & Banner
Date:  06/29/1909

Mayor Charles S. Mayfield is the owner of a beautiful new touring car. This machine was purchased of the Marion Motor Company, and is a 35-ton horsepower, propelled by gasoline. There was considerable delay in getting this machine, it having been ordered several months ago.

The mill belonging to John R. Howard, of Grief was broken into Friday night and some corn stolen.

What is known as the Climer “branch” was higher Saturday night than it had ever been in the memory of the oldest residents in that vicinity.

Walter Leamon came up from Atlanta to spend a few days with his homefolks this week. Mr. Leamon and his brother J.M. Leamon are doing a nice contracting business in Atlanta.