Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-02

The Annual Meeting-Eiection of Officers Change in By-Lavs-An Active Winter Campaign Proposed.
 The annual meeting of the New Haven County Farmers club was held yesterday af- ternoon in Sheffield Hall. In opening the meeting President Webb referred to the fact that the meetings had been very slimly at tended during the past six months He said: Let us consider to-day whether it is best, un- der the circumstances, to continue the organ ization. If it is to be continued the mem bers should sustain it by their presence.
 Jesse Cooper said this summer had been a peculiar one. Nearly every man, woman and child had had their attention taken up with politics and they could not think or talk ot much else. This accounts in some meas ure for the non-attendance of the farmers.
 Mr. Webb said he had learned great deal in this club and he would like to see it kept up. But if no one was coming to teach him anything, why he had no particular desire that the society should be perpetuated. He thought it would be ofss ssmore interest if the young farmers could be induced to attend the meetings.
 MT. Street, of East Haven, said he was 1T favor of continuing the organization. He presumed that many of the farmers read the reports in the newspapers, which satisfied them, and so they staid away. Mir Webb said he had no doubt that If { fund could be created to pay lecturers from abroad it would have tendency to draw the farmers together. He suggested that the membership fee be increased.
 D. N. Clark thought the club would be jus tified in taxing themselves to pay for lectur CTS. He would suggest lecture to open the monthly meetings, to be followed by a dis cussion of the subject matter of the lecture
 The club proceeded to the order of busi ness In the absence of the secretary, w. c. Russell of Orange was appointed secretary pro tenn.
 The secretary and treasurer being absent the reading of the annual reports of those officers was dispensed with.
 On motion the club proceeded to an cleo tion of officers for the ensuing year.
 J. J. Webb, of Hamden, was nominated for president, and was unanimously elected by exclamation.
 William c. Russell of Orange, and Thad- deus Street of East Haven, were elected vice presidents by exclamation.
 The election of secretary was temporarily deferred.
 The constitution was amended by changing the membership fee from fifty cents to one dollar per year.
 The time TOT rOSuAdE IA0cG1u5S WhS CAtbASoN from twice month to once Q month for nine months in the year, commencing on the first Friday in October and continuing until the first Friday in June.
 On motion an executive committee o1 twelve was appointed to advance the interests of the club in the several towns by soliciting membership, as follows: L. G. Hemingway of Woodbridge, George W. Bradley of Ham den, Dwight N. Clark of Bethany, E. B. Rus sell of Orange, Marvin Olmstead of NortE Haven, R. s. Hinman of Oxford, Thaddeuf Street of East Haven, David Beach of Bran ford, Dennis Fenn of Milford, Knapp Crofut of Derby, William E. Weed of Guilford Charles Dickerman of New Haven.
 R. s. Hinman, of Oxford, was elected secretary and treasurer for the ensuing year
 At the next meeting of the club, whicE will be held on the first Friday afternoon 1T November, Professor Brewer will address the club in relation to his late trip among the great farm growing sections of California Idaho, Dakota and other extreme western States and Territories.