, 1869-04-14

Dcnth OF n Pioneer Prcnchcf-Nfts.
AtssiFpf Valley Grape EroTcTss A..
sOcintlon-AnnrHlE Election,

Dcntfa OF n Pioneer Prcn chcr-3Ifs.
Aissirpi Valley Grape Growers, Az
socintion-AnnuHlE Election.
Special Despatch u T1yt Chicago Tribune.
-.- .... ALTON, Ill, April IL
Rev. Thomas upptucott the oldest 1ntnisteF In
The State, died al Psna thta morning, at an ex-
trcmc old nEr. He CAME to Madison County In
ISIS aud has tcen useful preacher Of the Gospel
for nearly swo geactstiaua,
The Mississippi Valley Grape Growc.s' Associa-
Alton Horticultural Boc!ety. Promptly Al 10 In
tEe morning the Society Nas called to order by IT,
Isa, I1esiacnt, IN; y spauid!ng, oi St Louis
Eaye TIE aastcietion hearty welcome to the hos
pitaltsss Of the citizens Df Alton, - tolfows:
NJ. FKISIpEsF Ahp GEA1txAEs: At your 1aa.
dGrcd you t5 the Alton horticultural Socie1y,
requesting lou TO hold your next conventsan ID
this city. L response to that Invitation yoa ste
now 4secmiie,l luuE nlissinn, the c1teaaIpa ol
slne culture, "hIe It il Stimulated by the hope Of
personal reWnFi to Its Sotares Is not without the
nohlc aud high incentive of rood for sour follow
influence ta comparatively t.uall hut when the CO.
Fatalities Q! the great Valley Of ihe Mississippi
tEali le understood and .devslo;aI when tac
sanks ct o,r nthIe river st:.!l he adorned with
tnr cah hills nnl tee 1ulng Thousands SINH! Ind both
l.ru1t and pleasure In th.. culsuyc; whea the
population that thalI NIL tho lansl aha md soacc,
health aEd pleasure In thu wine cup rather than
The strrefying !a-rr Or the lu:oxicaaag whiskey,
ils n ynn Vii hl1 Accomplished great work, md
NOA1 AuGtAtC VII uIbt OCCI}[AC rs W14E 8pfE1u
~ tlc 1a1Ec Of yocr association indicases-
To be allowed TO gather Enow!oc1c from your de-
ILss~sionA md wisdom fEon soul councils; 10 aid
our E1ite, humble though II Tt, to tho Kener1I
stock u privilege II tl1ts time. TIE Alton uof-
tcnlturA Society, fur Itself and the citizens o! A.
ton, desire 10 WELCOME yuu heartily, honestly.
1Eef lid you (td speed In your nbble work.
Their sincere desire is tint no effort shau be
spared, TO word 1nsposcu, that shall add to your
comfort while atoo1H IL
A lctnael{p NlAiam 4alr, Secretary Of tho
a soclatlon, wAs raah, htaiiny that he wns still
confined to his he'd ~ ndi*pos!tiun, otcaxloned By
NE ntcldcat Of which be was the unfortunate
SUBJECT
John II. T1eEsan was chosen secretary pm tfn-
The selection Cl comuttr"s gu noes xas then
preceded with. The exhibition OF Wines Is tzfge,
and The 4ua&tty expected 70 he very nnc-
The afternoon session C0lntne1cel by tha Pres
ldent reading hi9 AlnrM nddrekH, which was
&.eteoed to with much attention Gnd urrlauAe-
Nc1t in Urdcr uhs the election u oflce18 fur the
ensuing ear, and resulted Is fuious: President
llus,ran, III Herman. Mo-: SECRETARY, Or. L. D.
Avr1e, Of st Louis; Treasurer, John Il. Tee, Of
~ Lcu1A.
Some Appropriate and brief remarks we're made
t., J. K S;atr Oh taking the chair.
The afternoon wss bpcot In discussions provided
sy the President
In. spaulcrR, in his address, namel5, "that we
have HnlE ctse good Httle ETz1'e for vino" ALr.
Gto- fiusu,an hnued quite humber Of other vs.
Er,.ts which hc thought equally promising.
AusosC thutf, EngeEs4 C1sslds, Cunningham,
TIT TAYLOR.
Ills s,cnlrE will be spent In examining tho
Wines ortrtI for competition Entries Large.
JJ.t!t to I;t1YrOW.