The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-10
FOR ARMORY.
The Contract at Last Awarded
and the Boys Happy-0n
the Skirmish.

M 49, AASs IA
will be pleased to learn that the contract
for the company lockers has at last been
awarded. General Plume visited this
city yesterday and had a conference with
Colonel Abernethy and Architect C. Fred
Long at Taylor's Hotel. The General
notified Colonel Abernethy that the State
Military Board had ~canvassed all the
bids received n had awarded the con-
tract to ~Schoenberg& Lundin, Of Houston
street, New York. whose bid of $4,000
proved the lowest. Architect Long was
i~nstructed to take fun charge Of the
ed as soon as possible. Mr.. Long ex--
poets that the work will be completed
within a month after the signing of the
The lockers when completed will be as
handsome. as those of any regiment IN
this vicinity and will be a decided ,O orn "a;
MSish vii will Be Be f tsG the lSek goard fh IF oficer s
forty n the drum corps will also re
ceive a handsome drum cabinet. The
closets and cabinet will all be of polish
commodate the clothing of two men and
will be provided with hooks and a shelf
for the helmets and caps, They will be
lation can be secured. The doors win Be
eei aafihag Will T be free haee from rom mole no Station.
The moulding. which will run along the
top, will be prettily carved and will d
the lockers are erected the companies
will begin the work of decorating their
rooms. There is much rivalry between
the companies. regarding these decora-
tons, it being the ambition of each COM
pany to have the finest room. Company
a is taking particular pains in this re-
| spect, and Judging from the many meet
ings held by the furnishing committee,
Lincoln Guards room will be second to
none.
ON THE SKIRMISH.
Members of the regiment are REMINDED
prizes Of last year will be ,%dpplicatee
thds 5saa4p to and a,s ev erg of t Yill ha haSe az
and valuable trophies, If all the members
Of the Fourth would take advantags Of
would receive a higher figure Of merit
at the Sea Girt practice. The following
paragraph, with which Brigadier G Gen
furnishes food for reflection for each
member Of the Fourth our soldiers LEI
to shoot. it will be a more dangerous
! experiment to place in their hands the
n trnstln mra thss% gwits th raie old Shs %sprln NJ ga
Our experience has taught us that, what
With being gun shy, having .Sa sgo,d defec tive
has no instruction in target practice is
more dangerous to his Comrades than
to an enemy"
regarding the proposed abolishfng of
brigade eneampments an 4 SUBSTITUTING lbs ~ the
ranks. with. few exceptions, heartily com
mend the plan. With the regiment alone
Be far more congenial in consequence.
The committee appointed by Company
a stitu ftnie'i and iss BYLAWS viii meet this
evening at the residence of Sergeant
Walter s. Kline, No. 7s Jackson avenue.
Detachment, will share the floor with the
awkward squad and the ambulance corps.
The attendance on Frida night is the
Sergeant Samuel Drayton of Company
A, whose term Of enlistment expired a
few days age, has re-enlisted for an
At the meeting of Company A Q n Mon
day evening, Captain J. H2Mard Bu UNI
soon leave on a business trip to Europe,
lasting six weeks. The members. whil-
regretting that their popular command.
period, are pleased at his determination
not to leave until after inspection. On
n Es,1; Monday Monday EVENING gfs aft6 cap , t as com1
mandant of Company A.
A meeting Of the new company Of
t aomp T0rrtf I. R vii se ht tH f ia aneT boa as
room Of the Armory tonight at $50
o'clock. AS the time for muster Is
drawing near, it is imperative for all
those who intend to become members to
attend these meetings. Captain P. "A.
James and Major Brensinger will give
all Information to those desiring It at
tonight's meeting.
--city note
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Church
kof Ascension, New York avenue. opened
IA bazaar last evening in the church. 1t
| will be continued tonight also.