Isle of Wight Observer Aug 2nd 1862: SPIRITED GIFT – Mr. G. HODSON, the manager of the Theatre has given a handsome silver watch to be rowed for by men of Ryde in four-oared boats in the forthcoming town regatta. Aug 2nd 1862: ST. CLARE – We have been given to understand that Col. Vernon
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Isle of Wight Observer July 5th 1862: NATIVE TALENT – Our talented young townsman, Mr. Godwin FOWLES. had the distinguished honour of being selected to perform on the grand organ in the International Exhibition on Thursday last. This grand organ has 50 stops and 2,828 pipes. July 5th 1862: WIZARDCRAFT – Herr DOBLER performed at
Isle of Wight Observer Jun 7th 1862: CORONATION HOLIDAY – We understand that it is the wish of Her Majesty that the celebration of the anniversary of her coronation amongst her Isle of Wight lieges should be observed as usual this year. It has been suggested to us that Monday the 30th inst. will be
Isle of Wight Observer:- May 3rd 1862: RUSSIAN SAILORS – About 200 Russian sailors came on shore on Sunday afternoon, and several during the week. They paid most of the publicans a visit, their favorite potion being rum. Cooked meats, sausages, and smoked fish they looked upon as rare delicacies; indeed, the only thing they
Isle of Wight Observer:- Apr 12th 1862: WELLINGTON LODGE – R. G. DUFF, esq., chairman of the Ryde bench of magistrates, arrived on Friday last, for the purpose of making arrangements for letting his marine residence, Wellington Lodge, for a term of years. This step is deemed necessary in consequence of the undivided attention required
Isle of Wight Observer:- Mar 1st 1862: WHOLESALE ROBBERY – Five or six boys have been under the surveillance of the police during the past week, for abstracting nearly £20 worth of pebble and jet jewellery from a glass case belonging to Mr. CHARTERS of the Arcade. As nearly the whole of the property was
Isle of Wight Observer Feb 8th 1862: VOLUNTEERS – About 40 of the 1st and 3rd Ryde corps mustered for drill in the Market-Hall on Thursday evening. At the conclusion of the movements Capt. Sir John LEES again exhorted the men to pay a little more attention to drill; and informed them emphatically that unless
Isle of Wight Observer Jan 4th 1862: WATERWORKS – Ryde has been once more unfortunate in its water scheme. At Bloodstone it met neither opposition nor extortion from landowners, but at Knighton it has met with both. We are not going to apportion the amount of praise or blame respectively belonging to the lawyers who
Isle of Wight Observer Dec 14th 1861: UNPUNISHED MISCHIEF – Lately some miscreants have perpetrated several acts of mischief on the bathing machines of Mr. Joseph KENT, at the Marine Baths. Amongst other offences, they have stolen a lead pipe from the shore, used to pump salt water into the bathing rooms. Dec 14th 1861:
Isle of Wight Observer Nov 9th 1861: NEW SCHOOL AT SWANMORE – On Friday last, being the Feast of All Saints, the first stone of a new infant school, in connexion with the new church of St Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, was laid by Mrs. Edward CARTER of Upton. A large number of the