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HOKTICl LTt HAL.I too ceding» of the Alton HorticulturalSociety for Hay.Bkiuhton, May 3, *84.The Alton Horticultural Society met at the remdence of tie*. W. Hilliard, May 34, 1884. Geo. W. Hilliard presiding. A good attendance greeted our friends in their new home. We hare met before in the old taiutly homestead, standing where this new house stands, and then again ia*Nie comfortable home, just by, formerly occupied by our host, and, m all, oar meetings have been pleasant to us, with both father and son.This new house stands in the midst of a tine farm of about six hundred acres, surrounded by trees, set by Mr. H’s. father, foriy years ago. It is of the “modified lt;juecn Anne” style andin the details of its style was designedby Mr. Pfeiffenberger, of Alton. The internal arrangement was planned byMr. Hilliard. Lt is large, shout 4hx75 1 feet iq the ground plan,with the modern conveniences of gas, water, furnace anddumb waiters, cooking range and laundry and bath rooms, it has also re-vived in two rooms the beautiful open wood lire* of tb* olden time. 1 woaid : like to say more but time aid space willnot allow. About one-half of ibis farm Is rented for cultivation and the balance is mainly used io the feeding of about tifty tvtws, (some Holstein*) ami in orchard and timber. About oac thousand barrels of cider are made annually ; this has been for many year a specialty and lias attained excellence and reputation. I tie milk goes to 31. Louis daily. Not many finer farms or farm houses are to be fouud in Illinois.
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Alton Daily Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Mon, May 12, 1884
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