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Obituary.
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On the 29 th of January , at the " Stewponey Inn , " of which he was landlord , Bro . John Mantle , aged 55 . The deceased Brother was for many years a member of Lodge No . 313 , in \ vhich he was initiated , and was well known and highly esteemed in the Craft . He was formerly landlord of the Ereem Dudley , where the Lodge was and still is held , and which is now carried on by his son-indaw , Bro . E . Boberts . His remains were interred in the family vault at Glaverly , on Wednesday , the 4 th February . At the meeting of Lodge No . 313 , on February the 3 rd , the toasts at banquet were drunk in silence , out of respect tbhismemory .
BRO . JOHN MANTLE
BBOTHEB WILLIAM PLATT , P . M . Died on Monday , the Sth February , 1857 , Bro . William Piatt , a P . M ., aiid the Treasurer of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 268 , Bolton . The deceased , who was initiated in Lodge No . 268 , in the year 1818 , hasy during the whole of the period which elapsed since his initiation to his death , been an active and Useful member of the Lodge ; he served the office of Secretary for fifteen years , and retired only when he felt the weight of years begin to press more heavily upon him ; he was , however , soon elected Treasurer , and continued in that office to the day of his death s haying
been re-elected so recently as January 21 st in the present year . He was elected W . M . in 1823 , and was seldom absent from the Lodge : and in the middle of last year , the Brethren presented hint with a Silver Jewel as a mark of their high regard and esteem . At the meeting held the 18 th February , the Lodge was placed in mourning , as a mark of respect to his memory , the Brethren mustering strong to testify their regard , and also their sorrow at the dispensation which had deprived them of one of our ancient " * ' Standard Bearers . " His remains were interred in the beautiful churchyard of St . Michael Great Lever , on the 12 th ult ., and were followed to the grave by the W . M . and other officers of the Lodge .
Notice.
notice .
The Editor requests that all communications may be sent to him , at 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s Inn-fields , London , W . O ., by the 20 th of each month , at Latest , to insure their insertion . The " Freemasons" Magazine and Masonic Mihkou . "—The Brethren are
respectfully informed , that the Volume for 1856 , in a handsomely embossed symbolic cover , is now ready , price 13 s . 6 d . Covers may be had at the office , price Is . ; or the Brethren may have their Numbers bound for Is . 6 d . Those Brethren whose Subscriptions expired with the Number for December , will oblige the Publisher by forwarding a Post-office order for the present year .
TO COEEESPONDENTS . "A Past Master . "—We are assured that neither the Grand Secretary nor any of the Brethren in his office had anything to do either in the preparation or
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
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On the 29 th of January , at the " Stewponey Inn , " of which he was landlord , Bro . John Mantle , aged 55 . The deceased Brother was for many years a member of Lodge No . 313 , in \ vhich he was initiated , and was well known and highly esteemed in the Craft . He was formerly landlord of the Ereem Dudley , where the Lodge was and still is held , and which is now carried on by his son-indaw , Bro . E . Boberts . His remains were interred in the family vault at Glaverly , on Wednesday , the 4 th February . At the meeting of Lodge No . 313 , on February the 3 rd , the toasts at banquet were drunk in silence , out of respect tbhismemory .
BRO . JOHN MANTLE
BBOTHEB WILLIAM PLATT , P . M . Died on Monday , the Sth February , 1857 , Bro . William Piatt , a P . M ., aiid the Treasurer of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 268 , Bolton . The deceased , who was initiated in Lodge No . 268 , in the year 1818 , hasy during the whole of the period which elapsed since his initiation to his death , been an active and Useful member of the Lodge ; he served the office of Secretary for fifteen years , and retired only when he felt the weight of years begin to press more heavily upon him ; he was , however , soon elected Treasurer , and continued in that office to the day of his death s haying
been re-elected so recently as January 21 st in the present year . He was elected W . M . in 1823 , and was seldom absent from the Lodge : and in the middle of last year , the Brethren presented hint with a Silver Jewel as a mark of their high regard and esteem . At the meeting held the 18 th February , the Lodge was placed in mourning , as a mark of respect to his memory , the Brethren mustering strong to testify their regard , and also their sorrow at the dispensation which had deprived them of one of our ancient " * ' Standard Bearers . " His remains were interred in the beautiful churchyard of St . Michael Great Lever , on the 12 th ult ., and were followed to the grave by the W . M . and other officers of the Lodge .
Notice.
notice .
The Editor requests that all communications may be sent to him , at 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s Inn-fields , London , W . O ., by the 20 th of each month , at Latest , to insure their insertion . The " Freemasons" Magazine and Masonic Mihkou . "—The Brethren are
respectfully informed , that the Volume for 1856 , in a handsomely embossed symbolic cover , is now ready , price 13 s . 6 d . Covers may be had at the office , price Is . ; or the Brethren may have their Numbers bound for Is . 6 d . Those Brethren whose Subscriptions expired with the Number for December , will oblige the Publisher by forwarding a Post-office order for the present year .
TO COEEESPONDENTS . "A Past Master . "—We are assured that neither the Grand Secretary nor any of the Brethren in his office had anything to do either in the preparation or