History of Little Nine Partners, of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess [!] county . all, with Corinthian trim-mings, four on each side above and four on each side below in perpendicu-lar line, supporting respectively the front of the galleries and theroof frame above, and two in the the center of the front gallery, oneabove and one below, in the same relative position as on the sides. Thetop of the front of the galleries all around the building had a wide overhanging cornice and the space between that and the bottom finish of thegallery had a facing of horizontal, perpendi
History of Little Nine Partners, of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess [!] county . all, with Corinthian trim-mings, four on each side above and four on each side below in perpendicu-lar line, supporting respectively the front of the galleries and theroof frame above, and two in the the center of the front gallery, oneabove and one below, in the same relative position as on the sides. Thetop of the front of the galleries all around the building had a wide overhanging cornice and the space between that and the bottom finish of thegallery had a facing of horizontal, perpendicular, diamond shaped andzigzag carvings and mouldings which would now be called antiqueor unique, possibly either would be proper form. Wood was used forfuel exclusively, and in the later years of the old church, as I remember,the upright cylinder wood stoves in the corners, which had takenthe place of the one between the doors, gave a good heat to the wintercold hand, and were equally good or better to scorch the fur muffs of theunmindful young ladies and old women. The numbering of the pews com-. HENRY C. MYERS. [See Lineage.] 172 HISTORY OF PINE PLAINS menced in the southwest corner at the rear pew on the side left of the westentrance door. This was No. 1, (which was taken out later for the stove)in front of that was 2, the rear west center pew was 3, directly oppositethe side pew was 4, the pew next front of the center (3) was 5, opposite thison the side was 6, and so on relatively on this aisle to the last front westcenter pew 25, opposite to this was 26, the front west side. The front cor-ner pew on this west side facing the pulpit was 28, next in rear 29, andback of that next the wall 30. The rear pew in the corner left of the pulpitand facing it was 31, front of that was 32, and the front one of the three33. The front pew on the east side was 35, opposite that in the east centerbody was 36. Diagonally opposite on the east side next in rear of 35 was37, directly opposit
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