The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-12-19
Meeting Of III. V. horticultural
4. G0piatxr s
HoRrlcuLTrRAL Rooms, LANCASTER, o.,
December IL, 1867,

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Society met, pursuantte adjourn
ment, and was called to order By
] President Ewing.
In accordance with a provision
of the by laws, tho President APP
pointed Il committee TO nominate
candidates for the several offices oi
tho Society, to be filled at tho an.
nual election on the second Satur
day in January next. Mossrs. +
j. Boving, L. IL. White, and S. A.
Griswold were named as said com.
mittec.
Mr.. J. d. Clarke, from the com
mutee heretofore appointed to in.
vitc the Ohio Pomological Society
to hold its next annual meeting in
Lancaster, reported verbally that
he had attended the lato meeting
OF that society at Sandusky, and
had presented tho invitation Of this
Society-that tho Pathological So
ciety haze conditionally accepted
the same, but would not positively
determine upon the place of hold
ing the next meeting until some
timo during next season, after the
fruit prospects Of the different sec
ti0ns OF the State shall have devel-
opod themselves being desirous
Of locating the meeting in Il region
where the fruit crop shall be good,
in order that the investigations and
objects Of the society may be fuciI
itatcd. Should our fruit crop be
good, Mr.. Clarke thought there
was no doubt that the meeting
would bo held here.
AT the request Of members, Mr..
Clarke gave Il number Of interest
ing items connected with the pro
cccdings Of the Sandusky meeting.
lie also presented box OF Cataw.
ba grapes procured there, which
were grown on Catawba Island,
Lake Erie These were duly test.
cd by the members present, and
highly approved after which the
thanks Of the Society were voted
Mr. Clarke, for the opportunity af-
fordcd Of proving the quality Of
these fine AID celebrated grapes.
Mr., Clarke also stated tha, he had
procured at tho Sandueky meeting
samples Of various wines which
were there on exhibition and was
dcsirous Of having the same tested
in connection with our own wines,
for which purpose he offered n res
olution That the next meeting OF
this Society be devoted in part to
testing, according TO the rules OF
the Lake Shore Grape Growers
Association, such wines and grapes |
rs may be presented, in connection
with those from the north which
woald be exhibited by him and
that all members having on hand
grapes or wine the product Of this
region, be requested to bring sam.
pies to our next meeting.
Tho resolution was adopted, and |
by vote OF the Society, the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed n
committee for testing and passing
upon tho quality of such wines and
VIM. Van IIcydc, Circle.
viIlo, Theodore MIthotf, aud z. B.
Ewing, Of Lancaster
On motion, the Corresponding
Secretary was requested to invite
tho members Of the Athens county
horticultural Society TO attend the
meeting Of this Society on the oc-
'aslon above. referred to. Mr..
Jlarkc proposed the name of J. +.
'andcmark for membership who
vas thereupon balloted for and
Iuly elected.
On motion the Society adjourn
ID to Saturday tho 2Sth inst.
Z. b EWING, Pres.
S. A. GglswoLD, Sec.