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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November 1875

Isle of Wight Observer:

Nov 6th 1875: WORKING MEN’S ENTERTAINMENTS – The first of these entertainments was given at the National Schools, on Tuesday, when, considering the adverse state of the weather, and several public attractions of various sorts, a very good room full of people greeted the performers.  The readings and the music were simple, refined, and amusing, several of the performers evoking the cheers of the audience, and in common parlance “bringing down the house.”

Nov 6th 1875:  VOLUNTEER’S MARCH-OUT – On Wednesday evening the monthly commanding officers’ parade of the Ryde corps took place, and in spite of the wet weather there was a tolerably good muster.  The corps under the command of Capt.-Commandant NEWMAN, and headed by the band, marched to the Esplanade, where a few movements were gone through.  They marched back through Monkton-street, Star-street, and down West-street to Lind-street, where they went through half-an-hour’s drill.

Nov 6th 1875:  BOYS MISSING – Two rather mysterious disappearances have taken place in the town during the past week.  Two boys named Harry CARPENTER and Alfred PRESTON, neither of them quite 11 years of age, left their homes on the 15th October, and since that time no traces of them have been discovered.  We trust that some trace will soon be discovered of the lads.

Nov 6th 1875:  INFIRMARY – A general feeling of regret has been expressed at the departure of Mr. PLETTS, house surgeon, who, since he has filled that responsible position, has behaved in a manner which has won the respect and goodwill of all who came in contact with him.  To mark their respect for Mr. PLETTS he has been presented with a very handsome inkstand.  A silver plate let into the top of the inkstand contains the following inscription: “Presented to John Menham PLETTS, Esq., on his leaving the Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary, having been resident there as House Surgeon 2½ years.”

Nov 6th 1875:  RYDE SCHOOL BOARD – The Chairman read a report from the General Purposes Committee, recommending that advertisements be issued, inviting tenders for the erection of the Bettesworth-road School, the approval of the specification to be left to the committee.

Nov 20th 1875:  SKATING RINKS – “If anyone,” says a London correspondent, “ wishes to make a fortune without going into beer or sewing machines, I should advise him to try skating rinks.  They cost little to construct, and they are so popular that the returns are very large.  It must be remembered that the number of people who are learning to skate is increasing every day.”  The truth of these remarks has been shown by the success of the skating rink in our town of Ryde where the skating rink has been tolerably well patronised.

Nov 20th 1875:  PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS – At 18 Union-street, we refer our readers to Mr. JAMES’s advertisement, in which is announced a reduction to half-price of his large and varied stock of Island views, scrap album cabinets, and stereoscopic sizes.  Owing to the termination of lease, the sale cannot be extended beyond the 24th December next.

Nov 20th 1875:  ST. THOMAS’S CHURCHYARD – We are extremely pleased to see that the unsightly churchyard attached to St. Thomas’s Church has recently been set in order by Miss BRIGSTOCKE, who on several occasions we observed personally superintending the work.  The grass has been cut, the boughs of the trees lopped, and the gravel paths cleaned, but we think the appearance of the place would be greatly improved if the graves were levelled somewhat, as they are in the Cemetery.

Nov 27th 1875:  RYDE SCHOOL OF ART – We paid a visit to the building in George-street this week, and were pleased to see the progress which had been made.  The interior of the large room which is entered from the street is being neatly fitted up, and we observe that all the curiosities have been removed from the Museum in Melville-street, and will be arranged here.  From this large room the students’ class room is entered, where everything seems arranged on the best possible plan, and in connection with this room and opening from it, are two smaller rooms for the more advanced students