Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-28
RADFORD INDUSTRIES.
Report That an Armor Plate Plant
NAV nc Buiit-PersonaIs.

Eepcrt That an Armor Plate Plant
May BE Bui1t-PersonaIs.
RADFORD. VA, December 2s-fSpe-
/ cial.)-It is currently reported that a re-
! liable company will damn New river at
Ingles Falls, three miles from Radford.
/ for the purpose OF erecting power house
| for making armor-plate for battleships
There are said to be but two plants OF
| this kind in the United States, one at
! Ma CARA. and the other at the FAILS or
/ hanaWa-
| The Radford Wooilen Mills, which have
| been idle for SONS months, have been
| thoroughly overhaued, and, under new
| name will soon be in active operation.
| The force will consist of twenty-five Neil,
with Mr.. c.. E. Goodwin, manager; Mr..
| J. l.. Sullivan, business manager; and
Mr.. FELTON, Mitchell, secretary and treas
urer.
John William Sweet, of Lawton. n
/ Giles county lumberman, has filed petit
| ton in bankruptcy. Mr.. Sweets liabili-
ties are $685., 233. Il: assets. nil. This is tae
| largest failure that has come under the
! jurisdiction OF the court in this district
! since the enactment of the bankruptcy
law.
| Miss Florence Conrad, daughter Of Mr.
| z. f. Conrad was married Christmas
| eve to Mr. Frank A. Rogers, an employee
| of the pipe works. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Thomas Priddy. OF
/ New River. This was the third mar
ria &c at which Mr.. Priddy officiated dur
ing the day.
! The German Club will give a german
New Years night, In honor OF the Office
force of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
Company, to come here from Bristol.
Rev ". a. Pearson. Of the Baptist
| church, has given up his charge at this
! place and moved to Lebanon, Russell
county
Major .Heth Tyler, prominent attor-
ney of Norfolk, is visiting his parents.
ex-governor and Mrs. Tyler.
Mr. a. .. Stevens. and son, Mr.. Arthur
Stevens. are spending the holidays In
Cincinnati
Mrs. A. I. Miller is spending the holi-
/ days with a school friend in Tennessee
Miss Bette Austin, of Hollin's Institute,
is the guest this week Of the Misses Ven
able.
Professor Hopwood, Of Milltgan College.
Tenn, was the guest OF Colonel j. Il.
Miller, on Christmas day.
The friends of Mrs "A. w. Perrie. for
merry Miss Lille Cowan Rind. OF this
| place., learn with regret Of her death at
Towsen, Md, last week. She is survived
| by her husband and a son, DR.. Robert
Rind. Of Springfield, Ill.
Miss Ellis is spending the holidays in
! sLynchburg.
! Miss Alma Evans was the guest Of alrs.
e. E. Shanklin, this week.
Miss DeEtte Bsnham is visiting her
sister, AIRS. W. T. Baldwin, Jr.. at Hotel
! Norwood.
Mr.. jim Earhart, OF snowville, is the
proud possessor Of little daughter.
Mr.. Lee Earhart Is in Deming, n. IL !,
I for his health.
Rev. and Mrs. e. S. Belts. formerly Of
| this place. have left Deming and gone to
IsArizona, in the hope OF prolonging Mr..
Belts health.
Among the students who are spending
! the holidays at home, are. Miss Elizabeth
/ Nye, of Virginia College; Miss Edna Lyle.
OF Belmont Seminary Miss Bessie Lyle.
lof Eastern Shore; Miss Anna Wilson. OF
Chatham Institute. Miss Capterton Preston
from the Catholic convent at Wytheyille;
Mr.. Arthur Resented. Virginia Polytech-
| mic Institute; Mr.. VIII Langley, Unfver-
sity OF Tennessee: Mr.. Frank Langley. OF
!, Fries Institute. and Mr.. r. Bruce Ttnsiey,
OF Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Messrs. Early and Henry Pole. of Blue
field, spent the holidays at home.
Miss Alice Jones and Master Thomas
Jones are visiting relatives m Lynch
tburE.
| Hon. Thomas Lee Moore has mored
hack to Christiansbn from Roanoke
Mr.. Clyde Miller, cf Fort Car, Va.
/ spant the HOLIDAYS ct henae.
The R6dforh. Ad1auo111ken t On o16ht,
lspRRoS Christian edt ton Tneada +,