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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September 1875

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 worth looking at.  The course was from the pier to a red flag anchored off Binstead, and the prizes were five silver cups and one flask.

Sept 4th 1875:  SUBSCRIPTION SOIREE – On Friday evening last, another of these enjoyable reunions, which had been arranged by Mr. H. CRAMER, took place at the Town Hall.  The whole arrangements were so good, and there were so many attended, that the soiree has been generally voted one of the best of the season.  We understand that a large number of those who attended came from Southsea, a special boat conveying them back again at 4 o’clock in the morning.

Sept 4th 1875:  THE BLONDINETTE MINSTRELS – This well-known troupe of young ladies, who take their name from their golden tresses, gave two entertainments at the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Sept 4th 1875:  BOROUGH COURT – Albert VANNER, of John-street, was summoned for leaving a coach in the street longer than was necessary for putting down and taking up passengers.  P.C. ROSE proved seeing the coach there at half-past 8, and when he passed again at five minutes to 10 if was still there.  The defendant said he was vey sorry for what had occurred, and he was not aware that his men had left the coach there so long.  Defendant was fined 2.6d., and costs, which he immediately paid.

Sept 11th 1875:  EXPLOSION OF GAS – On ~Saturday evening about half-past 7 o’clock, the whole of the neighbourhood of Upper High-street was thrown into consternation owing to a terrific explosion of gas which shook a great many of the surrounding houses.  The noise had proceeded from Mr. Charles JAMES’s broker’s shop, the whole of the furniture and fixtures of the shop being thrown into inextricable confusion and a dozen of the windows blown out.  It seems that the gas had only been lighted a few minutes, and Mr. JAMES’s two young men were in the shop when the explosion occurred.  The explosion is attributed to the bursting of one of the pipes, fortunately no-one was much hurt.

Sept 11th 1875:  THE JURY LIST – The list for the Parish of Ryde is affixed to the different churches and chapels, and persons exempt should see that their names are omitted.  Persons above 60 years of age should immediately give notice to the overseers, as no exemption can be claimed (exempt for illness) after the list is revised by the justices.  Persons qualified as special jurors should also see they are properly described as such. Qualifications for a special juror are—persons legally entitled to be called an esquire, or of a higher degree, a banker or merchant, of being the occupier of a private dwelling-house rated or assessed to the poor rate or inhabited house duty on a value of £50, or business premises of £100, or a farm of £300.

Sept 11th 1875:  VENTRILOQUISM – A very clever entertainment is now being given at the Victoria Rooms by Messrs. NEWMAN, Sen., and jun., who are the best ventriloquist we have ever seen in Ryde. Mr. NEWMAN, Sen., who had been before the public as a ventriloquist for 60 years, being, as he assured the audience, 75 years of age, almost startled those present by the number of voices and sounds he imitated, and which seemed to come from the interior of the piano, from the ceiling, and the back street.

Sept 11th 1875:  A RUNAWAY – Mr. Councillor BARTON seems to be rather unfortunate with his horses.  On Tuesday morning his horse bolted from the yard at Bank Gardens, and the frightened animal not being able to turn the sharp corner into High-street, brought the vehicle into collision with a lamp post at the corner, which was knocked down.  The town authorities happened, however, to have a lamp post in reserve, which was put up before the day was out.

Sept 18th 1875:  SKATING BY MOONLIGHT – On Tuesday evening the new skating rink in the marshes was crowded with hundreds of fashionably-dressed ladies and gentlemen, either enjoying the easy motion of the Plimpton skate, or watching those who skated.  The exercise, in the cool night air and under the soft rays of the harvest moon, was peculiarly exhilaration, and must be one of the healthiest forms of exercise it is possible to devise.