The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
BIDDING FOR BOXES.
Good Prices Secured for the
Armory Ball--List Of the
Purchasers.

The sale of boxes for the ball of the
Fourth Regiment, to be held in the Ar
mory on Wednesday evening, February
8, took place in the Armory on Saturday
night. MIR. Frank Stevens, the well
known auctioneer, conducted the sale
and succeeded in getting excellent prices
for the boxes, the total footing up some
SIS more than last year. In all, forty
four boxes We're sold, three being re-
served for distinguished guests.
Governor Griggs will occupy the larg-
est box of the lot, with the officers of
his staff n the ladies who accompany
them. This is Box A, situated on the
side opposite the Church street side.
General E. Burd Grubb of the Philadel-
phia City Troop has been invited to &C.
cupy Box c, on the Bergen avenue side
OF the floor. General Ruger, Z. S.. A.,
from Governors Island, viii have Box
3, on the Church street side.
About $50 persons were assembled in the
big Armory at a few minutes after $50
P. M, when Auctioneer Stevens opened
stools in front of Box c., from which
point that gentleman conducted the pro-
ceedings. The first boxes sold were the
four on either side of the Governors
box. Frank Reinhard, First Sergeant of
Company B, secured the one numbered
A, No. ], for s55. This was next the Gov
ernor, on the left. Sheriff John ]. Tof-
ley paid $40 more for A, No. ., for the
privilege of being on the right side of the
Governor. Next this box on the right is
A, No. 4. This fell to William ". Toffey.
Tor $50. Mr.. E. F. c. Young purchased
its counterpart 0 n the left for $50.
Mr. Stevens skipped over to the Church
street SIDE and sold two on each side of
Geq + 4 EWHger,s box; general and May.
hand up $40 for the privilege. Messrs
Joseph A; Dear and Shefield Phelps paid
S !. Tor III; r, No. 2 Colonel Hugh Aber-
l hgfny Z WI 3 gnard General Wanser on the
); Post paid SS5 for B, No. 4. These
eight boxes are the largest in the nIsee
next to the great one of the Governor.
=, ana ha.f as large again as the rest
6. No, /, is also of this size and was
qlsposed OF next. L. H. Apgar and VIM.
o'su hHTman WIFE Rayio off t {ae I{snftnapf Mrs s
Company H, paid $50 for c.. No . .JoeeI
DICKINSON bought in c., No. 8, for s25 and
MMaJor William J. Parker paid $50 for G.,
Tnen beginning with A, No. 5, the rest
81 fhe boves were sold as follows:-A. No,
8, General William G. H~eppenheimer, $40;
Mr. 9. II. Perry, Ss5; A, No. 5, ex-Judge
Abel l. Smith, $50; A, No. 8, James Hunt.
$50; 4, No. 70 Mr.. George 5. Fielder. so;
First Battalion, $50; A, No. Il, Adiutant
Benjamin M. Gerardin. 500: A. No 10,
captain Frank J. Matthews Of H COM
pany, ~; A, No. IS. corner box. Lieu
tenant A. L. Christie of B $40:
A, No. IS, Lieutenant J. ]. Broderick, SIS;
4, No. 20, Judge Jonathan Dixon, SIS;
3, No. 5, large box, A. B.. Riggs. SIS; B,
F. Klumpp $40; B, No. g, Lieutenant John
mo. 3 eto Sohn E Msli,s SIS z, T, Ne: 70, Ley: s,s.
B, No. Il, Major j. II. Brensinger of the
Second Battalion, $50; B, No. y, Lieuten-
joseph M. Rector, S12; 3, No. IS.
H. H. Brinkerhoff of c company, $40; B,
No, IS, R. H. Reed. SIS; B, No. Is, Captain
H; s~prfngsted. 50; B, No. u, corner box,
Captain A. l.. Steele Of E company, sls;
B, No. 10, Captain A. H. Graft of L com
pany, SIG; G, No. 5, Judge Robert S. Hud-
s6eth, sSg; Z, NO. e. James g Haskings,
No. 10, James H. O'Neill, $25.
The total receipts from the sale were
81, 2l2. The proportion of officers holding
boxes to the number of civilian investors
gives food for thought. Seventeen of the
forty-four were purchased by represent
tatives from the Fourth Regiment. Cap
j. I1OWdIu buIHSteu uiu HUI take q
box this year owing to the death last
week of his grandfather. Those officers
who did purchase boxes showed a great
regard for the rights of outsiders in not
bidding in the more desirable and there
fore higher priced ones. First Sergeant
Frank Reinhard's purchase wasNthe most
ambitious. He paid s55 for A, No. 1. the
first box offered for sale. Sheriff Toffey's
was the dearest, it cost $50. William v.
Toffey and e. f. c.. Young divided honors
with regard to the second highest. each
$50.