The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-31
ONLY MARRIED men
ARE NOW EMPLOYED
New Policy of the Street Rail-
ways in and About Norfolk.
SOLD FOR A MILLION DOLLARS
Big Deal by Which the Portsmouth
6erkley and Suffolk Water Com any
Passes Out of the Han Of tho
Williams Synd cate.
(specia1 Dispatch to Tn. T,,,,

tepeciaf Dispatch to The Times,
NORFOLK, VA. December 3o
married men are excluded on, the ss-.
V.cs or the street railway here. In 49,
ccrdance with an order issued eb..
time ago, none but married men are ar,-
ployed on the Norfolk. Portsmouth ard
Newport News Railway Complny's Ines.
Ole employees, who are acceptable i,
other respects, have not been disc. al
because lney are not Married but no
new men VIII be employed who are rot
married. SpS aking of tus order Robsrt
the good effects of the new pan were
appa- ent. Ghe idea OF the rla..ageuene
$50 sFe employ met first to the men
at nome VINO VISA employment On The
railway line. because lhsrG az plenty
OF them, and because they are steadier
and more reliable than the wanderers
wac nave mare -oiGra been tee caief sup
Ply for eve.y street Hallway in the couit-
Try, Mr.. Gum says tac plah OF emp. oy-
I.s married men is better FOR the road,
because 1t ensures a stsadi-r. soberer,
more reliable ass OF men
Inc Portsmouth. Berkley and Suffolk
Water Company was sold to-day for o..e
million dollais- G. Ger, OF B-ilmor
is mentioned az the leading ca pitalist
II the deal. TIE company was cw.led By.
the Williams syud. ca re. Alt i.-rsestaled
that 1t WILL not be intel ested in the new
company. TIE otner capitalists men
toned in the deal are 10 n L. Watson,
who will be pre-i.ent; aIvah II. Martin,
T. j. Wool, II. L. Mayna.d and ~ ].
Philips, of Por ,s.nouth. wAo will be d.
rsctors-
HAD AN ACCIDENT.
Destroyer Dale had an aeci ent in her
trial trip Yesterday. TIE vessel mae ex-
cellent speed, but when off Sewslrs
Poin;. bent the piston rod of one OF her
gInss so as to render the eng ne use
.ess. The destroy er continued under ons
engine to the tr al ouud. of Lynn
Haven Bay. where tests of her torpedo
tutes and other ara,a rnent were made
These proved satisfactory. II was I'm
possible to try the speed OF the vessel.
and she returned tt the navy yard last
night
thar have been here d any one time in
tie last twenty-five vars ere lying of
Lamberts Point. Thee are twenty
two steamers awaiting cargo or to have
their bunkers I'll ed. and three steamers,
takirg general cargo. in all twenty-five.
in Norfolk rbor to day.
Scar H CONTINUED
Sergeant E inkIey. OF Suffolk. came
here to-day searching for Lula J5yner,
the child missing from Dinwtidie Hs Z
visited a gy-sy camp near Portsmouth.
but the gypsies had moved to this sidsi
Of ths ri ser. HI. wi sc to then camp /
near Lamtert's Point tom ,r.ow
D. Maher has resigned as general
sur erfnterdent of tie Seaboari Al" Lire
Ra 'Iwav He came from tie position OF
super erdent of thu Poe ho7tas @tvi-
sion of the Norfolk and Western Rail-.
way eish. een months aeo Ee ar>ce-i-d
Captain V. E. McBee. who was promoted
to fourth vica-rre%lcent. NJ. Nsiter
goes cacE TO the Norfolk ard Western
as: general Superintendent OF the svs
tan HIS headquarters will be at Roam
ol.e.