The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
.0DENVILLE HAS
IMMENSE CROWD
Independence Day FittingIy
Celebrated Yesterday
BASKET PICNIC SERVED
Colonel Tomllnson and Judge Forman
Were Principal speakers-oden-
Vile Is Congratulated on
Wonderful Progress.
BASKET PICNIC SERVED

Odenville, July 3.-(Special. )-Independ-
ence Day was celebrated at odenville
today in the old, time-honored and pa
triotio fashion, Large crowds gathered
from all parts of the county, swelling
the total attendance to nearly 1000. From
Ashville and springvllle big delegations
came, while special trains were run from
Pell City, Coal City and Ragland over
the Seaboard. The Pell City special
brought the ball team and military band
from that place together with an enor-
nous crowd of rooters.
The exercises were begun promptly at
Il o'clock. Speaking from covered plat
form erected In the center of an oak
grove, w, T. Brown of Ragland called
the meeting to order and introduced
Sumter Cogswell of Pell City as chair
man. Mr.. Cogswell and Mr.. Brown both
made short addresses touching upon civic
matters, education and other issues of
concern to st. C1air's future development,
and both congratulated Odenville for the
wonderful strides made by this hustling
little town In recent years.
Col John w. Tomlinson Of Birming-
ham, national committeeman from Ala
bama then followed as the orator Of the
day. Colonel Tomlinson took occasion to
praise most highly the people of this Sec
ton for their progressiveness; spoke of
the nations greatness, and pointed out
departures from the true principles OF
republicanism since the organization of
our country and urged that these tend
encies should be promptly checked. He
especially urged that the ultimate des-
tiny of the United States could only be
attained with a proper respect for the
enforcement OF the law, and that care
should be observed not to violate the law
in its enforcement.
w. s. Forman, probate Judge, and
candidate for state auditor, concluded the
exercises with strong prohibition speech.
After the speaking basket picnic was
served to the sweet strains of the band
Two ball games were started at 8 o'clock
Pen City playing Spriagville and oden-
vile crossing bats with Ashville.
A feature of the day was the presence
on the ground Of the four candidates for
probate Judge in the county democratic
primary. Messrs. Sumter Cogswel of
Pell City, Marbury of Riverside and Her.
ring and Montgomery of Ashville met on
tho same battle ground for the first time
and If any of them let any grass grow
under their feet in trailing the voters
1t was not observed by their friends.
During the day a meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Odenville was
held to fill several vacancies IN their
board. C. D. Alverson and ]. L. Hamilton
were elected vice president, and the fol-
lowing stockholders elected to the board:
John w. liner, ]. L. Hamilton, c. D. AL
version and T. ]. Jones. The books, notes
and cash of the bank were audited and
found correct The dividend for the first
years operations will not come till the
annual meeting in January. and from the
present excellent progress made by the
bank it is expected to be substantial
one.