Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30
THE MAGIC CITY.
A Great Religious RevivaI--The Pro-
posed Hospital.

ROANOKE, VA, October 29-(special.)
Roanoke is Just now In the midst of a
great religious revival, and in all parts
Of the city protraeted meetings are being
held. few weeks ago $. X. Crockett.
aged 10 years. was converted, and AT once
began evangelistlc work. He began with
outdoor meetings and met with great
success. He was then engaged by Rev.
Or. T. {. Carter, pastor OF the United
brethren church, TO assist him IN a re-
Nval. The meetings have been in pro-
gress about two weeks and the boy
preacher, az he Is called, has been i'm
strumental In the conversion OF over
seventy-hve people. They flock TO near
him. and the church cannot begin TO dc-
ccmmodate the crowds. His meeting will
continue indefinitely. He is regarded by
many of the pastors here as a religious
wonder.
Rev Vance Price, the Bristol evange-
list, is at Grace Methodist Episcopal
church, South, and Is meeting with great
success.
The people Of Roanoke are considerably
worked up over the proposed hospital
They realize the great need Of such an in
stitutlOn, ana have gone TO work to see
what can be done In the way OF estab-
fishing a place where the sick and injured
Of the city may be properly cared
for. Several mass-meetings have been
held, and the proper working committees
have been appointed. Mayor Woods is
taking an active part, and has appointed
the following Committee on Plans: Mrs.
w. a. Glasgow chairman, Mrs. Frank
a. Hill, Mrs. S. W. Jamison, Mrs. II. G..
Davies. and W. f.. Thomas, Charles S.
Churchill and John Wood.
a Committee on Finance has also been
appointed and the deep interest manifest
ed is sure to be productive Of good re-
suits.
The annex, or east wing 10 Hotel Roa
nOke, has been opened for the benefit OF
the regular guests. and many Of them are
already installed I'm their winter quarters.
Work on the repairs to the burned build
ing is being pushed rapidly, and will be
finished by January LIST.
Mrs. Jennie S. Crabill, wife Of DR.. j. ).
Crabin a private in Company G. Second
Virginia Regiment, died at her home In
this city, last night, after lingering
illness with stomach trouble. She was
aged "a years. She leaves husband and
five children-three daughters and two
sons. one of the former being Mrs. i. ..
Evans of this city. Funeral services VIII
be held Sunday.
Hubert NJ. Trout the 17-year-old son Of
the late Reese Trout, died this morning Of
heart disease. The remains were taken
to-day 10 Troutvile for interment
w. J. Spain, of the Roanoke Machine
Works has been appointed general fore
man of the Atlantic and DanVille shops,
at Lawrenceville, Va. Mr.. Spain will
leave Roanoke Sunday evening to take
charge Of his new post.
4 Brimer assistant engineer of the
Norfolk and Western railway, has resign
ed his position here 10 take SINH
lar one with the South Carolina and
Georgia railroad, with headquarters AT
Orangeburg, 5. G.
The Norfolk and Western has issued
an order 10 w. S. Mosely, agent at Vim
ton. to close the depot there in all its de-
partments after this week. Ninton has
over one thousand inhabitants and is
located two miles east of Roanoke. 1t is
the shipping and receiving point for a
large portion of Bedford and Roanoke
counties, and the closing Of the station
will be a great Inconvenience to many
people. A meeting was held last night ana
a committee appointed TO wait on the
officials and ascertain IL the order could
not be rescinded,