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Obituary.
BRO . A . II . BRADSHAW . On the 17 th December , Bro . Augustus HillBradshaw , aged 83 . Rro . Bradshaw was Accountant-general in the Army Pay Office ; he was initiated in the Lodge of Friendship , No . 6 , March 8 , 1798 , of which Lodge he was for many years an active member .
BRO . JOSEPH DOUGLAS . On the 20 th December , Bro . Joseph Douglas . He was initiated into Freemasonry in the London Lodge , No . 125 , December 1 , 1821 ; he joined No . 4 , November 28 , 182 . 5 , —of both which Lodges he was a P . M . ; he served the office of S . G . D ., in 1839 .
BRO . R . PERCIVAL . On the 23 rd December , Bro . Pdchard Percival , aged 67 . Bro . Percival was initiated in Lodge No . 2 , January 23 , 1 S 22 ; he was nominated S . G . W . in 1827 ; and G . Treas . in 1837 . BRO . J . GREGORY . Recently , Bro . John Gregory , aged 66 . He succeeded the late
respected Bro . John Iiibbon , in 1 S 37 , as Prov . Grand Tyler of Devon . He was admitted into the Order in the year 1807 , filled almost every office in Craft Masonry , and attained the highest points of the Order . During many years past the deceased held the office of Tyler in the ¦ Lodges of St . John , No . 46 , and St . George , No . 129 , in Exeter ; and also the office of Centinel of the Rougemont Encampment of Knights Templar . In all these offices , and in his general connection with Masonry , Bro . Gregory has always been held in the highest esteem by the Brethren as a good Mason , and an upright honest man .
BRO . SIR W . BRYAN COOKE , BART . On the 21 th December , at Whe ' atley , near Doncaster , Bro . Sir Wm . Bryan Cooke , Bart ., in his 72 nd year . St . George ' s Lodge , No . 298 , Doncaster , has lost a zealous member . Hejoined the Order on the 14 th of June , 1826 , and served the office of Master of the Lodge . He was appointed by them to assist in laying the foundation-stone of Christ Churchand that of the New Markets . The latter was at the unanimous
, request of the committee of the Corporation , made on the 18 th of May , 1847 . Sir William considered the invitation an honour and a compliment , and stated that after such a flattering expression of feeling towards him , he should have great pleasure in acceding to their wishes . Accordingly , on Monday , the 24 th of May , Sir William laid the foundationstone , having previously been presented by the Mayor ( Mr . Milner ) with the mallet and trowel provided for the occasion ; but , in consequence of
Sir William being unable to leave his carriage , his worship acted as his deputy , Sir William observing , in allusion to the association which had so long existed between the family at Wheatleyand the Corporation and inhabitants of Doncaster , " born and bred amongst you , I have every incitement to take an interest in all your proceedings . All my ideas—. all my dearest recollections of my youth—are associated with the town ; and if ever I can make myself useful , it is a great satisfaction to me to do so , and to promote your comfort and happiness . " The last occasion or , which Sir William dined with his Brethren was the year he was High Sheriff for the county , in 1845 .
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Obituary.
BRO . A . II . BRADSHAW . On the 17 th December , Bro . Augustus HillBradshaw , aged 83 . Rro . Bradshaw was Accountant-general in the Army Pay Office ; he was initiated in the Lodge of Friendship , No . 6 , March 8 , 1798 , of which Lodge he was for many years an active member .
BRO . JOSEPH DOUGLAS . On the 20 th December , Bro . Joseph Douglas . He was initiated into Freemasonry in the London Lodge , No . 125 , December 1 , 1821 ; he joined No . 4 , November 28 , 182 . 5 , —of both which Lodges he was a P . M . ; he served the office of S . G . D ., in 1839 .
BRO . R . PERCIVAL . On the 23 rd December , Bro . Pdchard Percival , aged 67 . Bro . Percival was initiated in Lodge No . 2 , January 23 , 1 S 22 ; he was nominated S . G . W . in 1827 ; and G . Treas . in 1837 . BRO . J . GREGORY . Recently , Bro . John Gregory , aged 66 . He succeeded the late
respected Bro . John Iiibbon , in 1 S 37 , as Prov . Grand Tyler of Devon . He was admitted into the Order in the year 1807 , filled almost every office in Craft Masonry , and attained the highest points of the Order . During many years past the deceased held the office of Tyler in the ¦ Lodges of St . John , No . 46 , and St . George , No . 129 , in Exeter ; and also the office of Centinel of the Rougemont Encampment of Knights Templar . In all these offices , and in his general connection with Masonry , Bro . Gregory has always been held in the highest esteem by the Brethren as a good Mason , and an upright honest man .
BRO . SIR W . BRYAN COOKE , BART . On the 21 th December , at Whe ' atley , near Doncaster , Bro . Sir Wm . Bryan Cooke , Bart ., in his 72 nd year . St . George ' s Lodge , No . 298 , Doncaster , has lost a zealous member . Hejoined the Order on the 14 th of June , 1826 , and served the office of Master of the Lodge . He was appointed by them to assist in laying the foundation-stone of Christ Churchand that of the New Markets . The latter was at the unanimous
, request of the committee of the Corporation , made on the 18 th of May , 1847 . Sir William considered the invitation an honour and a compliment , and stated that after such a flattering expression of feeling towards him , he should have great pleasure in acceding to their wishes . Accordingly , on Monday , the 24 th of May , Sir William laid the foundationstone , having previously been presented by the Mayor ( Mr . Milner ) with the mallet and trowel provided for the occasion ; but , in consequence of
Sir William being unable to leave his carriage , his worship acted as his deputy , Sir William observing , in allusion to the association which had so long existed between the family at Wheatleyand the Corporation and inhabitants of Doncaster , " born and bred amongst you , I have every incitement to take an interest in all your proceedings . All my ideas—. all my dearest recollections of my youth—are associated with the town ; and if ever I can make myself useful , it is a great satisfaction to me to do so , and to promote your comfort and happiness . " The last occasion or , which Sir William dined with his Brethren was the year he was High Sheriff for the county , in 1845 .