Evening journal., 1901-07-17
BEVERLY SCHOOL
A BIG bubble
Has Burst and Creditors Are
lis Fragments
LEAVES LAND OF Ills DREAM
Left New Castle Hotel Sunday Night,
Also an Unpaid Board Bill
Of S32
LEAVES LAND OF HIS DREAM

Where IS Captain J. B. Beyerly?"
This is the question New Castle peo-
pie, and Charles Holman, proprietor
Of the Jefferson. House there, in par
ticular. are asking among themsslvez
to-day. The captain" left the hotel
on Sunday night leaving behind an un-
paid beard bill OF S32, Two typewTiIerz
which he hired from a Wilmington
agent, and several small bills. Should
ether Liabilities be announced before
evening the people Of New Castle will
not he surprised. They have met such
gentlemen as Captain Beverly be-
fore. therefore are thoroughly familiar
with their nature.
The story Of Captain Beverly and
his Atlantic Naval Academy is one
which has beon interesting the peopls
Of two cities for ten days. It's intro
ductOry chapter appeared on Saturday
July g. when he announced that he. as
a graduate OF the Virginia Military
Academy, had decided to establish ;
naval academy in Now Castle, Whose
INSTRUCTORS would be eminent colleg'
men and government naval officers.
government training ship was TO b,
lstaticned opposite New Castle, ana th'
students Of the academy. who, by tn
way. were to be only of the best per
lcsntage. young gentlemen. and able L,
pay $500 yearly for tuition, given prac
ftical naval study aboard the ship IN,
Leslie mansion, in the old town, wa
to be the school property.
New Castlee people saw boon
ahead for the old town. They Wen
happy. Why shouldn't they hsv'
been? Evidently Captain Beverly
was also for he was dreaming Slnde
most delightful circumstance N,
board being paid. Think of il. Tw,
pretty stenOgraphers putting into pTln
VERBAL descriptions of his dream, an
occasionally accepting his smiles.
! The people Of Nlw Castle We're a
jubilant as he. They are not to-day
however. There are some woo say
~ told you so, to which the friend
Of the captain" can make no reply i
mis- defense.
J. y. Pcnnypacker, who is in charg
OF the real estate department OF th
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
amy is acquainted with the captain.
J He visited Mr.. Pennypacker two week
lagO and rehearsed the naval academ
dream. going so far as to make an ac
lcCpt1ISle Cffer to the company for tn
property. AS an evidence q
-is coed faith in the matter
the captain" referred Mr. Pennyacke
TO several people, who in reply to MI
Pennspacker's letters. said they di
mot know the gentleman, so could no
Ieccmmend him. The purchase p.ic.
the captain" said, would be paid by
friend. notwithstanding what th
friends to whom Mr.. Pennyacker ha
been referred. had said His manne
nor method OF doing business was M
such as a shrewd business man woul
possess" Mr.. Pennypacker said. Nv
never heard Of him after that" Thi
was last Wednesday.
But the people of New Castle die
On that day tha "gentlemanly captain
went cut to the Leslie property an
entered into a wordy war with th
Keeper OF the place because he had nt
isft the house keys at the Jenerso
. House. Everybody in New Castle
familiar with this detail of the dream
Then he had plans drawn for an add
tion to the building. which Dlvi
Dangel, of this city. contracted I
build for $4,000. OF course Mr.. Dang,
didn't know that Beverly wcs buildin
air castles or he wouldn't have tra'
eled to New Castle three times, n,
] Iemployed such a force of men IS woul
4 be necessary to finish the cOnsIuctio
4 of a dwelling before September Is Tn
= notice will be sufficient for him to di
,- charge the men forthwith. and inc
dentally TO kick himself real hard. ju
e az the people of New Castle are doin
J. Governor Hum, the Hon. Ebe Y
Tunnel. Congressman L. Heisler BaI
Judge Edward G. Bradford, Judl
George Gray, the Hon. John H. ROl
II lney and Edgar c. Bross, who were q
II the Atlantic Naval Academy's Boar
q of Visitors" are hereby discharge
e from dttfrr