The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-08-15
ChatSWorth.

! ChatSworth.
The near completion of our new school
building is source OF much gratifica-
ton to those who have fought for its
adoption so long. Its erection by the
Haines Bros. assured its being built &C
cording to specifications. The festival
which will mark the opening of the
building will be somewhat of a Miserere
1 to few of our worthy citizens, since it
will mark the passing away of the be-
lief that public office is private trust.
Whilst the trench method of warfare
did not obtain, yet for some time past
we have been favored with conditions
akin to the European struggle so aptly
described by Sherman. The adoption of
strike in the tailoring circles of Man
haitian is signal for the arrival OF a
large body from that community here,
endeavoring to perform that which they
agreed to refrain from in New York
The greed which prompts them to be-
tray their brethren, induces them also
to be disloyal to each other and fac
tious disorderliness results, and as there
is no constable in the township, things
have gang agley to beat the band. One
OF our solons remarked, What was the
use of arresting anyone here since they
can obtain discharge at Mount Holly
on their arrival there" The only way
to have peace preserved here would be
by the organization of law enforce
ment body, similar to some of our
frontier towns.
In view of the fact that some practi-
an inclination to pronounce all cases of
illness occurring in children as infantile
paralysis, it would be well for each of
our readers to write DIR. ]. G. Price, d.
rector of health, Trenton, for the July
copy of the Public Health News, which
contains a valuable article on infantile
paralysis. Inasmuch as the majority of
physicians have never seen a case of
not recognize it even if it stood up and
made signs at them, and since the ma
jority of diagnoses of the condition
made are mere guesses, it is well to be
familiar with the symptoms, SO as to be
able to recognise the real conditions
early, and avoid being unduly alarmed
by faulty advice.
The Central Railroad, after killing a
couple of persons here and paying heavy
damages, have decided that safety
first is not bad slogan, and have in
stalled an automatic bell signal at the
crossing in the middle of the village.
The bell is supposed to ring with the
train on the track half a mile in either
direction, which to certain extent is
somewhat of preventative, and now if
they can introduce another makeshift so
that two trains going in opposite direc-
tions can safely pass each other on the
same track, the shareholders profits
will not be placed in the jeopardy that is,
constantly imminent.
The old saying Put beggar on horse
back and he will ride to blazes," to a
certain extent is fully illustrated here.
Some Of our citizens have purchased
second hand Fords on the installment
plan, and their boys act as shippers, and
with stogies tilted at an angle of S5 de-
grees, and running the pile of junk for
all she is worth, our public highways
are no longer public thoroughfares since
they are private tracks for the develop
ment of speed mania, which is recog
nized form Of insanity, as the high
speed Of the machine breaks down the
moral sense like the abuse of alcohol or
opium. The recklessness of drivers re-
suits in practically complete loss of self
mastery, and in those cases the worst
side Of mans character comes to the
top, so that combativeness, spitefulness
and violence take the place of his ordin-
airy qualities. In some even the moral
instinct of self preservation seems to
disappear. In the flashing glimpse you
get of a man driving a machine at
high rate of speed did you ever note that
his face is that Of mailman? Theman
who puts his own life and the lives of
others in jeopardy, for the mere excite
ment Of it, must necessarily be mentally
and morally unbalanced. The two go
together, and whatever the sequence.
they are inseparable.
There was visitor here a few days
ago seeking the whereabouts of some |
land that he purchased at place called
Sylvan Park, in this or an adjoining
township. He claims to have bought |
full block but had lost his deed. Any
body knowing the location Of such prop
erty would confer favor by sending de-
scription to P. 0. box 1, Chatsworth. |
Real estate operations in our barren
sandy land are now confined to other
states, hence our unfamiIiarity with |
Sylvan Park" What's in name ?
Everything; man will fall for Sylvan
Park" when he would shy at ''Slab
Crossways," or Hog Wallow."