NEWSPAPER TRANSCRIPTS 1880's (listed in date order)
a succession of dots ...... after an article, denotes more
detail.
IW Advertiser, Ryde & Ventnor Times 00/05/1880 - Borough Petty
Sessions
James Matthews, blacksmith, Arreton, was summoned for the offence
of a crowded bedroom. The Inspector deposed that he always found the house overcrowded.
Defendant worked for Mr Barton of Heasley Farm, and lived in a house of
two rooms, one above the other. The bedroom was 13ft square and badly ventilated
and contained only 650 cubic feet of air. The father, mother and five children
slept in it. He had been twice summoned for the nuisance, but neglected to abate
it either time as ordered. Dr Foster deposed that each individual member
of the family ought at the very least, to have 200ft cube of air, while at present
each child has less than 190, and had it not been for the extreme cleanliness
of the wife, the consequences might have been very serious, not only to the family,
but to the district. Mrs Matthews said they had been promised a better
house, and the case was adjourned for a month.
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IW Advertiser, Ryde & Ventnor Times 24/04/1880 - Borough Petty Sessions
George Henry Winscom, a dwarf,
who is employed as a shoemaker, was summoned for using abusive and threatening
language - Edwin Winscom said he was the father of the
defendant and on Saturday 3rd inst he met him on the corner of Mill-street, when
he swore at and made use of threatening language towards him. The
defendant had frequently made use of abusive and threating language when he
happened to meet him. A man named Whittaker gave
corroborative evidence. Defendant was fined 2s.6d and 5s.
costs.
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IW Advertiser, Ryde & Ventnor Times 04/12/1880 - Ryde Borough
Police
Two children, Isabel Tammidge and Thomas
Saunders, who were said to frequent the company of reputed thieves,
were ordered to be sent to industrial schools, on the application of Mr
Flux, clerk to the School Board.
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IW Observer 25/06/1881 - Charged
Yesterday (Friday) morning Rosina Hawker (nee Redstone), of
Oakfield, was charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of Alfred Francis
Gibb, of Lyndhurst, and was sentenced to two months' hard labour.
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IW Advertiser, Ryde Times 26 Apr 1884 - Affiliation
Richard Body, a gentleman of independent means, living at Chinfield
near Reading, was summoned at Newport on Saturday by Lydia Hawkins, domestic
servant, Ventnor, in respect to her illegitimate male child, whom she alleged
the defendant was the putative father - it appeared the parties met at Ventnor,
the complainant waiting upon the defendant, who resided for some three days at
the establishment where complainant was servant. Defendant who had come expressly
from Brussels to attend the case was ordered to pay 5s. per week and the costs
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IW County Press 27/12/1884 -
Notice
Receiving Order and date of Public
Examination: Joseph Duncan Shilling, late of the Marine
Hotel, Shanklin, now 1 Sydney Villa, Atherley road, Shanklin, late Hotel-keeper,
now out of business, January 14th, Newport and Ryde. Adjudication ditto,
dates of orders and petition, December 22nd.
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IW County Press 27/12/1884 -
Attempted Suicide - Ryde
On Friday evening of last week a young woman
named Calloway, a domestic servant whose parents reside in
Monkton street, attempted to drown herself in the Canoe Lake. She was
fortunately rescued by a gentleman who heard her screams and she was taken to
the Infirmary.
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IW County Press 09/01/1886 - County Petty Sessions
Jane
Groves of West Cowes, was summoned by her sister Matilda
Rhodes, for wilful damage. Complainant stated that on the 19th ult.
defendant put her fist through five panes of glass in one of the windows of
witness's house. The damage was 3s. - The parties indulged in some very
unsisterly recriminations - Defendant said she was "shoved" through the windows
by a man - P.C. Marsh stated that when he served the summons on
the defendant, she said "give my love to my sister and tell her I'm ready to do
another six months for her". - The Bench ordered defendant to pay 3s. damage and
9s. costs.
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IW County Press 30/01/1886 -
Accident - Ryde
Mr Jas. Stay, of this town,
accidentally fell and broke his leg at Ventnor on Saturday morning last.
He was brought by train to Ryde and conveyed to the
Infirmary.
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IW County Press 13/02/1886 - Newport Borough
Police
Sarah
Denness of South street, (on remand) was charged with stealing 2s.6d.,
the moneys of John Ash of Gunville. The parties it
appeared, met at the Antelope and afterwards went to the prisoners house, where
it was alleged the theft was committed, but the Bench considered prosecutor's
word unreliable and the prisoner was discharged, though the Bench said the
complaints received with respect to her and her house, rendered it necessary
that they should caution her.
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IW County Press 13/02/1886 - Ryde Borough
Police
Ernest Willis. 17, a labourer, South street,
pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly in Monkton street on the 2nd
inst. - PC Flaherty proved the offence, saying the defendant
who was in charge of a horse and cart, was so drunk that he fell under the
horse's legs. He had to be removed in one of Messrs. Pickford's vans -
Defendant, who expressed sorrow for what had happened and promised that it
should not occur again; was fined 2s.6d. and 7s.6d.
costs.
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IW County Press 18/12/1886 - Presentation
Mr Robert Ellman, relieving officer and registrar of births and deaths
for the Ryde district, has completed his fifty years service -- a service which
has been distinguished by conspicuous conscientiousness in respect to his duty
to the Guardians, and at the same time by the kindliest consideration towards
the poor. In celebration of the jubilee, Mr Ellman was on thursday last
presented by his brother officers with a handsome time-piece, accompanied by an
address, expressive of the cordial feelings of those with whom the worthy recipient
has been associated in the performance of his official duties .......
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IW County Press 01/01/1887 - Worthy Gesture
Mr W.Dredge of Kingston, made a distribution of beef on Christmas
Day amongst his labourers and the poor of Whippingham, who greatly appreciated
the worthy farmer's liberality,
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IW County Press 26/02/1887 - County Petty Sessions
Thomas Hart Bird, West Cowes, was
summoned for selling bread otherwise than by weight - this case was adjourned
for a fortnight on account of the defendants illness.
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IW County Press 26/02/1887 -
County Petty Sessions
Charles Harding, labourer of
Yafford, was summoned to show cause &c. The complainant in this case was
Kate Heal, a single woman living at Shorwell. Mr
W.H.Wooldridge defended and witnesses having been heard, an
order for payment of 1s. a week till the child reached the age of 16, was
made.
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IW County Press 26/02/1887 - Sanitary defects - Ryde
It was
decided to serve a notice on the owner of the premises in School-street,
Oakfield, late in the occupation of Mr Humber, to carry out
certain sanitary work within a month, with the intimation that if not complied
with, the Board would do the work.
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IW County Press 28/01/1888 - County Petty
Sessions
William John Palmer of Cowes, was summoned by
Ellen Shirlaw of Newport, for arrears under an affiliation
order. The case had previously been before the court. Mr
Colenutt appeared for defendant and said he was willing to pay
a reasonable sum, but the order made was too high; - As complainant did not
appear, the summons was dismissed.
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County Press 25/02/1888 - Freshwater
Mr Arnold White
requests all the intending emigrants to meet him at Farringford on Monday the
27th at 8 oclock in the evening (by favour of Lord
Tennyson). A first rate lady-nurse will accompany the emigrants
on June 28th in the "Athenian" and will remain with the new colony for
one year at least.
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IW County Press 17/03/1888 - Newport Borough Police
- Monday
George Ash, Chain lane, charged with not sending
his child to school and whose case has been several times adjourned, was to have
attended before the magistrates again today. Mr Frederic
Stratton appeared on behalf of the School Board, who he said regretted
the action of the Bench in granting so many adjournments, which had evidently
not produced a good effect and the Board asked that a penalty might be
imposed. As the defendant was undergoing a term of imprisonment for an
assault on the child in question, he did not appear and the case was further
adjourned for a fortnight.
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IW County Press 17/03/1888 - Newport Borough
Police - Monday
Frank Fisher, baker, St Thomas's
square, for being drunk and incapable on the previous Saturday evening, was
fined 5s. with 5s. costs.
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IW Advertiser, Ryde & Ventnor Times 11/08/1888 - Furious
Driving
Noah Cooley, driver, Ventnor, has been summond
for furious driving - PC Ryal deposed that on Wednesday the
11th ult., while on duty in the Belgrave road Ventnor he saw the defendant
driving a horse and carriage. Defendant was going at a furious pace -
Cooley stated that he started with two gentlemen who wished to
overtake a coach that had just started. He denied the policeman's
allegation of furious driving. In this he was corroborated by another
witness who had seen him drive past the Royal Hotel. He was not exceeding
9 miles an hour - He was fined 1s. and 12s. costs.
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IW Advertiser, Ryde &
Ventnor Times 1/12/1888 - Exhibitors
Among the successful exhibitors at
the Crystal Palace show of poultry, pigeons and rabbits, were Mr
S.Salter, Mr H.M.Maynard, and the Rev
Maynard of Ryde, for pigeons and Mr John
Drayton of Arthur street, Ryde, silver cup for the best Angora rabbit
in the show.
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IW County Press 09/03/1889 -
Gun Accident - Ryde
On Saturday afternoon, a young man named
Beale, a pupil of the Rev. G.Croke Robinson,
was shot in the arm by the unexpected discharge of a fowling-piece with which he
was shooting gulls on the shore. Dr. Hastings attended to
the wound.
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