Bovey Tracey: Annual Election of a Mayor: (description – Dinner) … the health of J. Divell, Esq., the proprietor of the Bovey Potteries, was next drunk, with much cheering. The Chairman remarked, in proposing it, that if ever Bovey did grow into a city, as the Vice-Chairman had facetiously remarked it was likely to do, it would, in a very great measure be owing to Mr. Divell, who had opened the vast manufactures on the Heath-field and had called a great amount of labour into requisition. Mr. Sharland, a potter, in the employ of Mr. Divett returned thanks. “Success to the Western Times” was next drunk and responded to by Mr. Diamond. The healths of Mr. French, Mr. W. Harris, Mr. Pinsent, Mr. Dymond, and others followed …
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