Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-01
Renting PeWs.
The Amounts Approximate Closely teIIast

The Amounts ApproximaLe Closely teI.ast
 Year's Ffgures-AssIgn1ngS Seats.
 The annual pew renting of several churches occurred last evening. The pews at Center church are rented by the society's committee through applications to Roger s. White, clerk, or F s. Bradley, secretary of the com mittee. A large majority of the pews were rented up to last evening at the old prices and Mr. Bradley stated that the total amount would be about the same as last year. which was between BIO, 900 and $11,OoO.
 The pews of the Church of the Re deemer were rented last evening. Mr. Frank E. Harrison oficiated ss auctioneer, T. P. Merwin clerk. The high est bonuses were about $150. There were several of that amount. The total from bonuses was in the neighborhood of $2, 900, which with the appraised value of the seats, about $7 900. will make the total result this year about $9, ,O0O. which is an increase over last years of about $1,O00. The highest priced pews are $145, thus making the high est prices paid for seats about $500.
 The rental of the Third Congregational church pews took place last evening, MT. S. A. Stevens in charge, MT. s. G. Thorn and MT, George A. Root, treasurer, assisting. The amount realized will be about the same as that obtained last year, between $5,o00 and $6, 600. The plan of auctioning the seats was g. year ago succeeded by that of assign ment The latter plan MT. Thorn stated was found very satisfactory and was continued last evening Parties are assigned the same seats they have been holding, unless notice is received to the contrary. The highest priced seats are s130.
 At the College street church the society s committee assign the seats on 8 pledge of so much to be collected by weekly offerings. The society will probably realize about the same as last year, between $4,000 and $5, 900. -. ..
 The sale of seats at the Dwight Place church last evening was quite brisk A. ". ParmeIee and the socfety's committee con- ducted the sale. The first five seats sold for bonus of $1, ,25O. The next forty brought from $1OO to $150 bonus on seat. The society will receive from $5, 900 to $6,000 this year against $4 500 last.
 w. s. Sanford sold the seats at the Calvary Baptist church. The first seat brought a bonus of $18S. About $5, 500 will be rsaliz- ed this year, being $1 1000 more than last. There was the largest attendance at the sale for number of years and the bidding was quite spirited.
 At the Church of the Messiah the disposal of seats was brisk. Instead of auctioning of the seats as hertofore the seats were as- signed Mir. Mccarthy said the plan was working admirably. There had been no de- clinations (holders retaining their present pews) and eight new pew holders had been added. The amount received last year was $1 200, and MT. McCarthy, MT. Hermance and MT. Converse were of the opinion that the sale this year would distance that sum by several hundred dollars.
 The music committee of this church met last evening and voted to engage Miss Beiden, contralto, late of the Church of the Redeem CT, as director of music for the ensuing year, which includes the engagement of the guar tette singing for the past four weeks at the church under Miss Belden. The young peo ple's temperance society of the.church give an entertainment on Friday evening of this week, the proceeds to go to the mission tenn perance work in the State. The farce in one act, 'Poor Pillicoddy," will be given with the following cast Mir. Pilicoddy, a florist, MT. R. E. Hofer; Captain O'Scuttle, sea captain, Mir. A. G. Fisher; Mrs. Pillicoddy, Miss,E B. Sheldon; Mrs O'Scuttle, Miss B B. Lamb; Sarah Plumb, clerk in florists store. Miss M. Hall Refreshments will fol low the entertainment.