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our lamented Brother , and in two days deprived a loving family of a parent , a large circle of a valued friend , and Freemasonry of one of the best of its members . Uro . Watts' position in life enabled him to be a contributor and supporter of many excellent benevolent institutions . He held the appointment of printer of the London Gazette , was a Gentleman at Arms , a magistrate of the county of Middlesex , and a director of the City of London Life Office . He was initiated in St . Mary ' s Lodge , No . 76 , in 1 S 41 , and served the office of AA . M . ; he was also a member ofthe Frederick Lodge of Unity , No . 661 , Croydon . He was likewise P . Z . of Chapter , No . 661 .
BRO . JOHN MASON . On the 16 th of September , in his 66 th year , Bro . John Mason , of the Spring Hotel , Ewell . Bro . Mason was a member of the Grove Lodge , No . 593 , which had its origin at the Spring Hotel ; but Bro . Mason ' s ill health compelled him to be relieved from the care of the Lodge , which was removed to Epsom ; the Grove Chapter , No . 503 , still remaining attached to his hotel . Bro . Mason was P . Prov . G . S . B . of Surrey , and in his death the Masons of Surrey have to regret the loss of a highly-esteemed Brother .
BRO . H . D . HASKINS . It is our painful duty to record the premature death of one of the most distinguished Masons that the city of Oxford ever possessed : we allude to Bro . Henry Dowland Haskins , who has just fallen a victim to Cholera , after only a few hours' illness . The deceased was the medical superintendent of Cutler Boulton ' s Charity , —one of the most valuable and comprehensive charities that Oxford enjoys ; and in that capacity he devoted , with the utmost zeal , his skill , time , and attentiontowards mitigating the sufferings of the poorer classes who placed
, themselves under his charge ; and it is feared that he imposed a greater task upon himself than his constitution was equal to , for he sank in the very midst of his labours and duties . There are few deaths that have occm-red in this city which have excited more general regret ; for Bro . Haskins was universally beloved , on account of his many amiable and excellent qualities , which developed themselves on every occasion , whether in the private or public relations of life . The prominent traits in his character were a strict regard for his own honour and that of others ; a thoroughly independent line of conduct , without degenerating into
reproach or insolence towards those who differed from him , and a kind and gentlemanly bearing towards every one with whom he was brought into contact . Bro . Haskins did great service to Masonry ; and from the time that he occupied the W . M . ' s Chair of the Alfred Lodge , in 1844 , the science may be said to have taken root in Oxford , and gained additional strength and importance ; for his high character , and his eloquent advocacy of its principles , tended greatly to raise it in tlie estimation of the uninitiated By the force of his example and precept there was a great accession of memberssome of whom—Bro . Spiers
, , , for instance , who was initiated by Bro . Haskins , —have rendered great service to the Craft , and reflected credit both on the Brother who introduced them into Masonry , and on the Lodge which received them . From that time to the present , the Chair of the Alfred Lodge has been well and worthily filled , and there has been with all who have occupied it an earnest desire to emulate Bro . Haskins ' example , and to r . read in his footsteps . Bro . Haskins was for several years a surgeon in the East India service , and for a short time was employed in the Hudson Bay Company ' s service ; he was also a
member of the Oxford Town Council , to which he was elected in 1843 , and again in 18-14 ; but he retired from it in 1847 . In that capacity he displayed great aptitude for business , making friends and conciliating foes by the masterly and courteous manner with which he dealt with every subject that he took in hand . Bro . Haskins was about fifty-three years of age , and-unmarried .
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our lamented Brother , and in two days deprived a loving family of a parent , a large circle of a valued friend , and Freemasonry of one of the best of its members . Uro . Watts' position in life enabled him to be a contributor and supporter of many excellent benevolent institutions . He held the appointment of printer of the London Gazette , was a Gentleman at Arms , a magistrate of the county of Middlesex , and a director of the City of London Life Office . He was initiated in St . Mary ' s Lodge , No . 76 , in 1 S 41 , and served the office of AA . M . ; he was also a member ofthe Frederick Lodge of Unity , No . 661 , Croydon . He was likewise P . Z . of Chapter , No . 661 .
BRO . JOHN MASON . On the 16 th of September , in his 66 th year , Bro . John Mason , of the Spring Hotel , Ewell . Bro . Mason was a member of the Grove Lodge , No . 593 , which had its origin at the Spring Hotel ; but Bro . Mason ' s ill health compelled him to be relieved from the care of the Lodge , which was removed to Epsom ; the Grove Chapter , No . 503 , still remaining attached to his hotel . Bro . Mason was P . Prov . G . S . B . of Surrey , and in his death the Masons of Surrey have to regret the loss of a highly-esteemed Brother .
BRO . H . D . HASKINS . It is our painful duty to record the premature death of one of the most distinguished Masons that the city of Oxford ever possessed : we allude to Bro . Henry Dowland Haskins , who has just fallen a victim to Cholera , after only a few hours' illness . The deceased was the medical superintendent of Cutler Boulton ' s Charity , —one of the most valuable and comprehensive charities that Oxford enjoys ; and in that capacity he devoted , with the utmost zeal , his skill , time , and attentiontowards mitigating the sufferings of the poorer classes who placed
, themselves under his charge ; and it is feared that he imposed a greater task upon himself than his constitution was equal to , for he sank in the very midst of his labours and duties . There are few deaths that have occm-red in this city which have excited more general regret ; for Bro . Haskins was universally beloved , on account of his many amiable and excellent qualities , which developed themselves on every occasion , whether in the private or public relations of life . The prominent traits in his character were a strict regard for his own honour and that of others ; a thoroughly independent line of conduct , without degenerating into
reproach or insolence towards those who differed from him , and a kind and gentlemanly bearing towards every one with whom he was brought into contact . Bro . Haskins did great service to Masonry ; and from the time that he occupied the W . M . ' s Chair of the Alfred Lodge , in 1844 , the science may be said to have taken root in Oxford , and gained additional strength and importance ; for his high character , and his eloquent advocacy of its principles , tended greatly to raise it in tlie estimation of the uninitiated By the force of his example and precept there was a great accession of memberssome of whom—Bro . Spiers
, , , for instance , who was initiated by Bro . Haskins , —have rendered great service to the Craft , and reflected credit both on the Brother who introduced them into Masonry , and on the Lodge which received them . From that time to the present , the Chair of the Alfred Lodge has been well and worthily filled , and there has been with all who have occupied it an earnest desire to emulate Bro . Haskins ' example , and to r . read in his footsteps . Bro . Haskins was for several years a surgeon in the East India service , and for a short time was employed in the Hudson Bay Company ' s service ; he was also a
member of the Oxford Town Council , to which he was elected in 1843 , and again in 18-14 ; but he retired from it in 1847 . In that capacity he displayed great aptitude for business , making friends and conciliating foes by the masterly and courteous manner with which he dealt with every subject that he took in hand . Bro . Haskins was about fifty-three years of age , and-unmarried .