Kingsteignton: Good Friday Presentation: The Independents had very agreeable tea here on Friday and made the same the occasion of doing the very agreeable thing of presenting their minister, the Rev. R. W. Rowe, with a gold watch and purse of sovereigns. The present honoured alike those who gave it and he that took it. The Rev. gentleman had the misfortune to miss his watch some time ago, and his friends, unbeknown to him, got up a subscription to present him with another. That he was overwhelmed with emotion when the presentation was made is not to be wondered about, especially as the presentation was made by a young lady, Miss Walling. The tea was served by Mrs. W. Widdicombe, Mrs. Edwards, Miss Pinsent, and Mrs. Walling, and provided by Mrs. Beardon. Some very good addresses were delivered, the pastor acknowledging the gift with much feeling.
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