COOMBEINTEIGNHEAD: Cottage Garden Society: The annual exhibition in connection with this society took place in the National Schoolroom at Combeinteinghead on Friday last. The weather on the occasion was unfavourable, and this affected the attendance of the gentry of the neighbourhood very much indeed. The obliging hon. sec. (Mr. J. Franklin) and the committee, however, left nothing undone as far as the arrangements were concerned to secure the success that attended former meetings. The room in which the show took place was very tastefully decorated, and the production of the cottagers were fully equal to those of last year. The judges were Mr. W. Hannaford (florist, Teignmouth), Mr. J. Pinsent (Rocombe), and Mr. Smart, foreman to Mr. Hannaford. Miss Creed, of Coombe, exhibited a very pretty model of Coombe Parish Church, while Mr. Hannaford, nurseryman of Teignmouth had a very fine show of greenhouse and stove plants, besides a very beautiful lot of cut balsams. The Teignmouth Artillery band (Mr. Valentine, leader) was in attendance and played well during the afternoon. Among those present were the following: Sir W. Carew and the Misses Carew, Mr. H. B. Wrey and Hon. Mrs. H. B. Wrey, Capt. and Mrs. West, Mr. Huddlestone, Rev. and Mrs. Best, Misses Morris, Mr. Tolcher, Rev. S. H. Sherard, Rev. E.C. Cole and Mrs. Cole, Misses Guild, Rev. J. and Mrs. Hole. PRIZE LIST …
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GRO0492 Hennock: John Pinsent: 1838 – 1916