I have a silver platter presented to my mother by one of her classes at Las Vegas High School. Inscription is non-informative as to year presented. Now it just sits in the corner cabinet. The Bible and other items presented to my father over time have been "borrowed" and will probably never return. > Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:34:52 -0700 > From: hlmw1@telus.net > To: cornish@rootsweb.com > CC: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Weekly News. 29th January, 1857. > > I have an engraved brass, wooden-handled school bell given on my retirement. It is on a shelf under a cloth, nobody wants it. > I will only use it in case of fire to wake up all inhabitants of this building. > Lorna May > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Florian Barker <florianbarker@ntlworld.com> > To: cornish@rootsweb.com, cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Cc: cornish@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 08:13:25 -0700 (MST) > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Weekly News. 29th January, 1857. > > We often read about such items and I wonder whether any of these gifts > presented to local worthies actually still exist. > My sister has a silver tray presented to our godmother's mother at her > wedding and I have a silver salver given to my father on his retirement. > However it is only out of sentiment that we've kept these items, they're > not what you might call works of art! so how often do these gifts survive? > Any ideas? Do we know of any? > Florian (in damp and chilly Coventry) > > > > TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN - At a meeting of the inhabitants of St. > > Ive, on Tuesday the 19th instant, a very elegantly chased silver > > communion service, with a suitable inscription, and a handsome set of > > books, were presented by the parishioners as a mark of their sincere > > esteem and gratitude to their late curate, the Rev. GEORGE EDGCOME, who > > has accepted the curacy of St. Gluvias. > > -------------------------------