Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-26
Obituary.

J. ALFRED BoDINE, one of the best
known business men in South jersey, drop
ped dead Monday moroing In the Office of
the Bodine Glass Company, at Williams
town He left his home in Camden
apparently in his usual health, and reached
there on the 10 o'clock train. After enter
ing the Office at the company store he was
stricken with heart failure, and died in a
few moments. His body WAS removed to
the residence of Dr.. Il NJ. Halsey Mr..
Bodine has for some time past experienced
trouble with his heart, and only few
days ago was stricken while in Pbiladel-
phia, bat quickly recovered. Joel Alfred
Bodine was born in Burlington county
about seventy years ago, and was son of
Joel Bodine, the founder of the glass works
at this place, and brother of the late Judge
and Senator John F. Bodine, who repre-
scented Gloucester county in the Senate
from 79 to 81. dis father operated the
WIlliamstOwn plant over fifty years ago,
and in 1916 the deceased. with his two
brothers was admitted to the firm. The
business continued under their manage
ment for several years, a d afterwards
became known as the Bodine Thomas Com
pany. A little oyer year ago the deceased
reorgsnized the business as the Bodine
Glass Company, and had just finished Dlac
ing large new tanks in the plant. The
dece ised was also the President of the j.
v Sharp Canning Factory, and u Director
of the First National Bank, of Glassb0rO.
In business circles particularly he was re
garded as a man of exceptional business
qualification. His family is one of the old
est in Gloucester counts, the parental home
fur years being in Williamstown.
The funeral of VIRGIL WILLETTs, late Of
Company C, Twelfth Regiment, N. j.
Volunteers, who died on Monday of last
week, after several months of severe i'll
ness, took place on Thursday last from his
late residence, No. 571 Mickle street, Cam
den, and was largely attended. Delegates
were present from Camden Lodge, No. Is
F. d A. NJ New Jersey Lodge. No. /
| l o o. F.; T NJ. K. Lee Post, No 5, G..
A. Il Veteran Association of T. NJ. K
Lee Post; Camden Lodge, NJ, /, A. o. U.
W; Pottowottomic Tribe, No. 81, | o. r
M; Washington Circle, Brotherhood of
the Union BIT. Zion Lodge, Daughters OF
Rebekah, and Camden Relief Association
The services were held at the house, and
were conducted by the Rev. John Hand.
ley, Pm. D., Pastor of the First NJ f
church. Presiding Elder d. B. Harris. q
member of the same regiment, spoke very
feelingly OF his acquaintance with the
deceased comrade first formed when they
offered their lives if need be in defence O.
our flag. Mr. WiIletts was long prisoner
of war, and no doubt the cause of his grea
sufferiDgs and death were largely due anC
owing to treatment received while q
prisoner He was extensively known
through South Jersey having been engaged
! for many years in the coffee business
Every body liked him. A good soldier
citizen and kind frieDd-a loving husband
and kind father. We hope to meet bin
over therep where pains and aches vii
be unknown. E.
ELEMUEL HENRY, died at the residenc
of his son Joseph, on Glover street, thi
city, on Friday last, aged IS years. Nh
Henry's long life was one of honest en-
deavor in bis business of mason, which b
followed all his life, he was an expert, an,
there are no shoddY marks of bis trowel il
all the years be yielded it. Thus was hi
private and social life. PLAIN honorable ant
just-an honest man. The funeral Oh
Monday was largely attended. and was il
charge of Florence Lodge F. and A NJ