Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-12

last evening at Central Hall, Fair Haven. The | event was looked forward to with great an- ticipation as this event is one of the most popular of the season, and there was throng | present enjoying the affair, the hall being filled to overfowing, while joy and happiness reigned. The hall presented fine appear ance, and the gaiety of the scene was greatly enhanced by the presence of so large num- Der of Fair Haven's most attractive young ladies'
 Roger Sherman Lodge, Knights of Honor, partook of fine supper at the Elliott House last evening. About 80 were present. Pre- viously the new officers had been installed.
 Annual Church MeetIng-Third Congre-
 gatiOnaI Church.
 The annual meeting of the Third Congre- gational church was held last evening, Doctor Dennen in the chair. The reports showed as follows: There were added during the year 21 members, IS by letter and by pro- fession were removed by death, and
 were dismissed by letter to other churches.
 The gain to the membership was S. Amount
 of contributions for benevolent objects about
 $7, ,OOO. Twenty-Five years ago the member
 ship was 225. The corner stone of the church
 was laid July 5, 1855, and the church was
 dedicated August 1a, 1856.
 The membership of the Sunday school is
 222 of the Bible class, 128 total member ship, 350 Contributions from the Sunday
 school, $222 99 Messrs. William Franklin, John Mcqueen, s. H. Barnum, M. T. Lan- phear, G. G. Thomson, Thomas c. Lewis and s. A. Stevens were chosen members of the standing committee H. W. Thomson was chosen clerk, and Hiram Stevens treasurer of the church funds. S. H. Barnum was chosen treasurer of the funds for benevolent pur- poses E. B. Bowditch, G. G. Thomson and Sherman F. Foote were chosen the Sunday l school committee An interesting letter was read from Rev. Robert A. Hume on his mis- sionary work in India MT. Hume was or | dained in this church.
 The Coming Poultry Exhibition. The premiums offered in the special list of the Southern Connecticut Poultry association, which is to give an exhibition in the Athene- 1 un1, this city, January 20, 21, g and 24, are | many and varied. Those of the value of $5 or more are as follows: Best collection in 1 the gallinaceous and aquatic divisions, silver ice pitcher and goblet 1925, by George H. Ford best incubator with artificial mother | in active operation $1O in gold, hy associa- l ton; best collection of rose comb Leghorn, cut glass and silver fruit dish $1O, F. w. Babcock; best collection of white Leghorns,
 box of oranges s, E. E. Hall Son best collection black Leghorns, rubber overcoat | $5, F. c. Futile best collection black Span | 1114 -I,o,. Sn best collection in French glass, box of cigars | $5. 50, Gilbert & Thompson best collection | of turkeys, $5 cash, association best collec- l tion of Turbits, cigar case $5, c. F. Jordan :; best collection of pigeons, order for photo | graphs $S, F. A. Bowman; best pair of dark | Brahmas, pair of same $10, R. R. Bunnell :; l best pair of white Cochin fowls scoring not
 less than ninety points each, pair of white Cochin chicks $1O, c. K. Bond of Oakville, Conn. best pair of white Cochin fowls, partridge Cochin hen $5, Garry H. White best pair of black Cochins, pair light Brah-
 ma chicks $1O. Alison B. Todd; best pair of
 partridge Coehins, pea or single pair black Whitneyville best pair of partridge Cochin l fowls, single comb, light Brahma hen $5, Edward T. Todd; heaviest partridge Cochin I cockerel, pair partridge Cochin chicks $10, George W. Bradley, Hamden; best
 pair 5 white .,ees crested black Polish. Raha . | ;
 best pair of Gueldons, French. light Brahma cockerel $5, Edward A. Todd best pair ot silver grays, silver cup $5, W. D. Peck
 best pair B. B. reds, game pair black Cochin
 bullets, $1O, G. P. Nettleton, Birmingham best pair golden Seabrights, one B. B. red
 bantam cockerel $5, Robert G. Wilson,
 Bridgeport; best black Cayuga duck, pair
 black rose comb Bantams $1o, F. A. Chase 1 best pair of golden and silver pheasants, $5
 cash, association; best pair of black and | white swans, $5 cash, association.
 At meeting of the executive committee o1 ! the Southern Connecticut Poultry associa
 tion, held last evening at the office of the president, F. A. Chase, the secretary report ed large number of entries already made | and every indication of large and success full exhibition. A committee was appointed l to make all the preparations, attend to ad | vertising, etc. It was voted to extend an in l vitation to the New Haven Orphan Asylum l to make a visit to the exhibition. The
 proposition met with hearty favor and wal
 unanimously carried.