Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
RYDE SOCIAL HERITAGE GROUP
Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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February 1875

Isle of Wight Observer:

Feb 6th 1875:  PORTRAIT – A capital likeness of Prince Leopold, whose illness has caused so much anxiety, was published in the Pictorial World. The portrait was copied from a photograph taken by our townsman, Mr. Jabez HUGHES.

Feb 6th 1875:  SMASH – On Thursday last one of Messrs. CURTISS’s (the railway carrier’s) carts was coming up Union-street with a load of timber, when opposite Mr. C. WOODS’ shop, the carter stopped the horse for a rest.  The horse by some means was frightened, and turning sharp round, rushed across the road, and two very long poles on the top of the cart struck a large plate-glass window in the shop of Mr. ELDRIDGE, corn merchant.  The total damage done was about £15.

Feb 6th 1875:  MUSICAL SOCIETY – The grand ball of Thursday week, given by Mrs A. F. LEEDS, was followed on Friday evening by the 20th concert of the Amateur Musical Society.  The concert was in connection with the previous grand affair, the same invitations we understand being issued on both occasions.

Feb 13th 1875:  VISIBILITY – Very Dense fog hung over the town and neighbourhood on Friday evening, and on the Solent it was so thick that the 9.30 mail boat did not start.  The mails were rowed over.

Feb 13th 1875:  HAZLEWOOD – A social breakfast meeting of the committees of this delightful “Home for the rest and recreation for commercial young men,” and of the Ryde Young Men’s Christian Association, with a few friends, was held at Hazlewood on Monday morning.  Devotional exercises were conducted by Messrs. JACOBS, FOWLER, and CUTLER.

Feb 20th 1875:  STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH RYDE – We understand that the Superintendent of the Portsmouth and Ryde Steampacket Company and a deputation of the directors are inspecting the splendid steam vessels on the Clyde, with a view to that company putting one of a similar superior class on these waters during the next summer season.

Feb 20th 1875:  CRIME IN THE ISLAND – As one of our magistrates stated this week, the position of magistrate in this part of the Island is almost a sinecure. It speaks well for the people of this neighbourhood that there has only been one case of proved felony brought before the county magistrates sitting at Ryde since last October.

Feb 27th 1875:  USEFUL INVENTION – Mr. HARRINGTON, whose manufactory of imitation Morocco leather has given permanent employment to many in the town, and whose useful inventions have been several times chronicled by us, has just registered another novel appliance.  Writers have often experienced the inconvenience of constantly dipping the pen into the ink, with the risk of taking up too much, and making a blot.  Mr. HARRINGTON has been considering the best way to remedy this, and has invented a little ink holder, which fits over the pen, and holds a quantity of ink (which only flows over the pen when required. One dip of the pen will last for hours.

Feb 27th 1875:  HIGH PRICE OF BREAD – A correspondent of one of our Portsmouth contemporaries makes a complaint respecting the high price of bread in that town.  If the complaint is just on that side of the water, it would apply still more on this, the price of bread here being 13d.

Feb 27th 1875:  TO LET – Property, furnished, for the winter months, or by the year, “ASHLEY HOUSE,” Strand, detached, and facing the sea with fine views.  Contains three reception and 12 bedrooms, and with capital domestic offices.  Town water and gas laid on.—For terms and to view, apply to E. MARVIN and Sons, Agents.