The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-24
Chatsworth.

! After checkered and somewhat
seedy career, the Chatsworth Club
later named the Burlington Coun ty
Club, and still later The Woodland
Country Club, has become a memory
and dropped into the ranks of the "has
beens." The end occurred on Sunday
of last week. "a stiff breeze and q
flowing sail "-Nol No! "a stiff breeze
and fiery gale worked in harmony
until the building was in ruins. De
spite the fact that some of the adven-
turers who took hold to galvanize into
life the defunctclub were shifty enough
to sell snide jewelry to an Israelite,
they were only able to go certain dis
lance, and each retirement was follow
ed by more sophisticated individual,
all efforts being purposeful, the owners
never permitting any encores along
business lines. One tenant would seek
to rake in easy money by selling the
barren pine land surrounding the club
in three acre lots, for club farms; an
other would unfold the tempting NOR
sci that membership would automatic
ally bring association with the 400 of
New York, but a visit to the club DEM
onstrated instead fraternity with
few individuals who never claimed any
extreme acquaintanceship with the
"hupper cuccles."
Those of us whose beans are not
composed of solid ivory, after learning
OF the insurance that had been placed
on the building, used to take long, lin
gering glances at the place and say
"All is we'll. !" No longer will we be
RECALLED by furtive glances at the glad
rags of the metropolitan come ons"
who fell for proposition that could
not maintain itself
1t is rumored that an artist"
brought a painting to the building a
few weeks ago and that it was fully in
sured. Its loss or destruction has oc-
casioned more seeming grief than the
loss of the treasures in LouVain, vet
our local hoi polloi are keeping up
bravely over the artistic loss they never
"lamped." 1t is gossip that no taxes
have been paid on the club property
for many years, and now would be a
good time to collect before cabbage is
divided.
Frank Berry, who was the tenant of
the building, says he will rebuild at
once. On the outbreak of the fire,
which is supposed to have started on
the roof, one of our local celebrities
was telephoned, but he could not
quench the flames. Our people SYM
pathize with Mrs. Philbrook, who la
ments the loss of valuable furniture
and clothing, and we cannot help won
dering why the volunteers who were
working to save property were directed
to save the cheap household furniture
and utensils and let valuable items go
to destruction. But accidents will hap
pen, land you can't think Of every
thing, now can you ?" and Chatsworth
has lost it's one bold bid for notoriety
and ''sassiety." After this it is the
pot hunting fox sports for us.
The property was owned by the man
who recently purchased the Inter
national Poultry Sales property at
Browns Mills. 1t is said the court of
chancery had called his attention,
within week or SO, to the fact that he
had not complied with the conditions
OF sale, and had told him he must put
up the balance of the purchase money
or forfeit what he had already deposit
ed and the property would be resold.
The insurance on the Chatsworth club
property, which was placed through
New York brokers, was supposed to be
$4,000 on the real estate and $500 on
the personal property, but up to date
the amount that has been brought to
attention is $500