Isle of Wight Observer: Apr 1st 1876: SERIOUS AFFRAY – About ten minutes past eleven on Saturday night, a young man named John EVANS, a native of Birmingham, but who has been employed at Mr. HARRINGTON’s Factory in Union-road, was returning home to his lodgings in Surrey-street, when he passed two men named BRADING and
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Isle of Wight Observer: Mar 4th 1876: A MEAT TEA – The members of St. Mary’s Catholic Association were entertained by their pastor to a meat tea on Tuesday evening. After the tea the evening was passed in a very pleasant manner. Mar 4th 1876: LECTURE – We would again remind our readership that Mr.
Isle of Wight Observer: Feb 5th 1876: COLLISION AT THE END OF THE PIER – The collision took place on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 3 o’clock. The Admiralty yacht Fire Queen came alongside the western pier-head to land some ladies and gentlemen. At the same time the Portsmouth and Ryde Steampacket Companiy’s boat, the Princess
Isle of Wight Observer: Jan 1st 1876: NEW CONSERVATIVE CLUB – On Wednesday evening a large number of the members of the newly-formed Conservative Club assembled at the Club-house in Lind-street, to celebrate the opening of this new and, as we trust time will prove, valuable institution. Jan 1st 1876: CHRISTY’S MINSTRELS – A party
Isle of Wight Observer: Dec 4th 1875: TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS – A London naval correspondent says: “I hear, that some important torpedo experiments are about to be tried at Spithead. The idea, as far as I can learn, is to test the rapidity and effectiveness with which a ship lying at an unprotected or unfortified anchorage
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
Isle of Wight Observer: Oct 2nd 1875: LORD RADSTOCK – On Sunday afternoon last this nobleman gave a religious address in the Theatre. The novelty of the thing could not fail to attract a considerable audience—in fact we hear the Theatre was crowded—but we cannot express approval of using a place of amusement for religious
Isle of Wight Observer: Sept 4th 1875: MODEL YACHT REGATTA – On Monday last a very interesting event occurred, especially to the juvenile population, the model yacht regatta, which was witnessed by a large number of people on the pier, and created no little excitement. Some of the pretty little models which started were really
Isle of Wight Observer: Aug 7th 1875: FESTIVAL SERVICE – We would remind our readers that a festival service will be held in the Parish Church on Thursday afternoon next, on behalf of the Choir Benevolent Fund, and Ryde Parochial charities. A selection of ancient and modern church music will be sung by members of
Isle of Wight Observer: July 3rd 1875: OPENING OF THE RYDE AND NEWPORT LINE – We are happy to see that the work of Mr. George YOUNG’s new line from Ryde to Newport is being rapidly pushed forward, and the line will be opened for traffic in August. Such a line has long been required,