Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-05
SournaI arth Golrritr.
Saturday Morning. Nov. 5. 1881,
Farmers Meeting.

eNAA-A~-S Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
 Professor Brewer for Pres1dent-The
 Club Vote to Continue Their Organiza-
 tion.
 A meeting of the New Haven County Farmers club was held at the Sheffield Scien- tiic school yesterday afternoon. The meet ing was called to order at 2:3O o'clock by J. J. Webb. the president.
 Before proceeding to regular business Dr. c. A. Lindsley appeared before the club and said he had had some talk with Dr. Greasy, veterinary surgeon, and he had consented to give course of lectures at the medical col lege on diseases of animals, &c. He had thought that the Farmers club would like to attend, and an arrangement could be made whereby the lectures could be given in the evening rather than in the afternoon.
 The farmers seemed to think that the afternoon would suit them better than even- ing, as many of them lived out of town, and it is more convenient at this season of the year to attend in the afternoon.
 The report of the secretary and treasurer for the past year was read. It showed the receipts to have been $7, expenses $19.69 Balance on hand from last year, $36. At tendance for the past year has been larger on the average than the year previous. There were about fifty members that had not paid their annual dues for the year 1881. The question of continuing the organization was discussed.
 MT. C. B. Foote said he was surprised after the notices given in the papers that there was not larger attendance to-day, and from present indications of lack of interest he did not feel like expending his energies to keep the club alive.
 Mir. Street, Mr. Beach and others rather favored making one more effort before giving Dwight N. Clark, of Bethany, said he was willing if there were any two gentlemen D esent who were willing to take this club and run it, of giving them an opportunity. In conclusion Mir. Clark moved. in order to test the question, that the society organiza- tion be continued while longer. Mir. Foote said he had heretofore derived 8
 benefit from membership with this club, al though there were others who claimed that they had not been benefited. AS he had said
 before, he was not willing to give his time to the support of an organization in which the farmers took no interest.
 Mir. Clark said the farmers he had talked with were in favor of continuing the club, and, as the club could adjourn at any time sine die, he favored continuing it a while longer III OTu6E LO give LuSSc all OL- portunity to ''show their faith by their works"
 The motion of Mir. Clark to continue the organization and proceed to an election of officers prevailed.
 The membership fee was changed from one dollar to fifty cents. Some of the mem bers, however, paid one dollar. On motion of MT. D. N. Clark, Professor Brewer was elected president by exclamation. J. l. Webb was elected first vice president and David Beach second vice president c. B. Foote was elected secretary. On motion of Mr. Beach, it was voted that every member use his best endeavors to get g full attendance at the meetings of the cluE during the winter.
 On motion it was voted to hold meetings through the winter on the first and third Fridays in each month.
 Professor Johnson, who went to notify Professor Brewer of his election, reported that the professor accepted and would either address the club himself at the next meeting or furnish a substitute.
 This was received with manifestations ot approval and after an informal discuss1or I about attending the lectures of Dr. Greasy the club adjourned until the third Friday Il afternoon in November.