The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-01-31
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The miscreant or miscreants who rung
the school house bell at an early hour on
Wednesday morning last. aBaking people
out Of slumber by what was supposed to
be an alarm of fire, deserves to be taught
by severe methods that public sentiment
has DO patience with such deviltry. An
alarm, supposed to be one of fire, sounded
at night and especially when it awakens
out of slumber, is calculated to Brighten
any one. To a nervous OF sick person it is
likely to result in serious consequences.
One such shock to 2 delicate, nervous organ
ization may entail sufferings for a lifetime.
Such deeds are indicative of something in
herently defective or inherently bad in the
one so doing and fits him a candidate for
an insane asylum or a state prison. What
satisfaction any one can get out of snch
diatolical conduct, when he is compelled
for his own safety to hide all knowledge Of
his doings, can not be demonstrated to the
average man from any known hypothesis.
Such misdeeds indicate mental and moral
deforraity and make the perpetrator a bane
to society. The sooner such human mon
strosities are placed under proper restraint
the better it will be for all concerned.
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During a stroll over town the other day
we visited the premises of Mr.. Joseph g..
Stretch, corner of Dickinson street and
Railroad avenue. Mr.. Stretch kindly
showed us through his factory and fine
residence. In conversation we learned that
Mr.. Stretch moved to Woodstown from
Alloway some three years ago. Since then
he has built for himself large and CON-
| mndinuS husfHinnc ea If IL fn hp mad
} and hoped be is permanently located among
us. His improvements consist of a large
factory for wood work, a large store house
| for the storing of lumber, and the finest
residence in town and one of the finest in
South Jersey. The factory is equipped with
modern labor-saying machinery SO that
Mr.. Stretch takes second position to none
in his business of contractor and builder.
We noticed on the first floor of the factory
in addition to his 25-horse power boiler
and 20-horse power engine which is new
and a beauty of its kind, a large planer.
a rip saw and a cut of. On the second
floor we were shown a sticking machine, a
t%enoner, a mortioer. ajointer, an upright
moulder, a band saw, jig saw and a univer-
| sal saw bench. We also noticed on this
floor a glazing room which communicates
with the lower floor by means of an ell
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cupboard, finished in hard wood in which
the working tools are kept. Throughout
the factory there was busy activity and we
were much interested in the measured
strokes Of the pretty engine, the play OF
betting and the hum OF machinery. Near
the factory is another large building and
sheds in which is stored at all times a large
assortment of well seasoned lumber. Ne
were also shown through his fine residence.
This building with its outward adornmsnt
of angled roof, towers, bay windows and
porticos. and inward finish of hard wood
is one Of prettiest and contest homes We
were ever n. Everywhere from bathroom
to parlor is the finest workmanship. For
| convenience, beauty of design and richness
Of finish there are but few homes to COM
pare with it in our larger cities. The
! building is supplied with hot and cold
! water and is heated throughout by steam
! from the boiler in the factory. There is
also conveniently at hand a large amount
of hose so that by the use of the engine
water can be thrown over the buildings in
case of FIRE. Mr.. Stretch does an extensive
business in the building lire employ
ing at all times from ten to
fifteen men. In addition TO the
dwellings, barns and other outbulldings
completed this year, he yet has on hand
some half dozen dwellings nearing com-
pletion while there are other contracts
waiting his time. As an evidence of his
| popularity as a builder and of his increasing
business his contracts for the last year were
about double those of the preceding year.
He has built during the past year at Dare
town, PedTicktown, Alleway and Swedes-
boro in addition to the dwellings erected
in Woodstown and vicinity. Mr. Stretch
makes a specially of scroll work and hard
wood finish for dwellings. We were
! shown scroll work and heavy doors OF
| chestnut wood that were models Of design
and workmanship. The factory has an
| extensive reputation for this kind of work
and furnishes a large amount of finished
work for other builders. Mr.. Stretch is a
practical. straightforward, t~horough-go-
ing business man, and his thorough know
! ledge of his business has enabled him to
reduce it TO an exact science. He is affable
and courteous in his social and business
relations and one Of u most promising
citizens.
No woman of the nineteenth century,
and so far as we remember no woman ever
lived. who. by daring and brilliant achieve
ments, has so won the worlds applause as
the intrepid world-traveler, Nellie BY.