The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-16
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Meeting of QutnnIpfas concIaSe, I O.
 H., This EvenInE-FsIGs Alarm of Fire
 -aIusIeaI Service at Grand Avenue Congregational church-Dosk con-
 tract Awarded.
 The regular meeting of Quinnipiac concIave, Improved Order Heptasophs, will be held this evening in A. O. U. W. hall, 25 Grand avenue, at 8 o'clock. It is expected that a large number of applications will be received for the class initiation and the class initiation committee is expected to be present. Much enthusiasm is being shown by the Heptascphs of the city and at Yale con- clave last Friday evening twenty-nine applications were received. It is up to the members of Quinnipiac conclave to exceed the applications of Whitney conclave, who are striving to gain a margin. At the close of the meeting an oyster supper will be served by the entertainment committee and all members of the order are invited to be present and bring one application.
 On Friday morning Engine company No. responded to a still alarm which was sent in for supposed fire in L. l.. Adler's store, corner Grand avenue and Front street. Although there was much smoke, there was no work for the ffremen, as Hubbard Brothers, whose store is next door, were roasting some chickens, and some of the smoke found an entrance into Ad1er's.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur p. Griffin of Catham street are rejoicing over the birth of a daughter born to them on Friday last, and are receiving many congratulations. Mother and daughter are doing well.
 Amasa N. Mack, who for number of years had lived with his daughter, Mrs. Foley of 91 East Pearl street, died Saturday at Grace hospital. He was fifty-six years of age and a wfdower. The funeral services were held yester- day, the Rev. E. W. Stone officiating, and the body will be taken to Meriden to-day for burial. MT. Mack had many friends in this city and Meriden, who will mourn his loss, and the family have the heartfelt sympathy of many friends in their sad bereavement. At the morning service in East Pearl street M. E. church yesterday Rev. J. NJ. Wilkinson of Providence, who is as- sociated with Herbert Booth in evan gelfstic work, delivered an address on Faith which was we'll received. At the evening service the pastor preached on the theme Sleep and Its Dreams" and the vested choir rendered special music. During the week special ser vices are held on Tuesday and Friday evenings,to which all church members and friends are urged to attend.
 At the Grand avenue Congregational church last evening the second of the series of the author musical services was rendered by the choir. Harry Rowe Shelley's compositions were used and there is probably no composer of sacred music so favorably known as MT. Shelley. His compositions are of very melodious character and of an ex- tremely original and pleasing style and were well rendered last evening. The programme included 70 Home of Fade less Splendor'; Christian Awake: alto solo, And He That Sat Upon the Throne" from the cantata Inheritance Divine; There is Land of Pure De- light" and Jerusalem High Tower" R. W. Roundy occupied the pulpit at both services and preached two excel lent sermons.
 An enjoyable surprise was rendered Miss Anna Romann at her home, 20 saltonstall avenue, Wednesday evening The evening was spent in playing games and piano selections were rem dered. The house and lawn were ar tistically decorated with Japanese lan- terms. which made very pretty effect At midnight about thirty friends sat down to bountiful supper.
 Carl Anderson of Page street died suddenly Saturday evening of heart failure. He was seventy-three years of age. Burial will be in East Haven tomorrow.
 The Fair Haven & Westville railroad has awarded the contract for the con- struction of a new dock at it's power house on Grand avenue to L.. w. Blakeslee & Sons, which will cost in the neighborhood of $S0,000. The con tract provides for the very finest of construction, steel and concrete to be the basis. The wall will be of East Haven cut stone and nothing will be neglected to make it solid and per manent structure. The channel will be widened to seventy-flve feet at this point and it is understood that the con- pany are planning to receive coal by