The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Brighter and Better Day Dawning For This Section Of Il
Dorninion-Some of the Leading Citizens of Stuart.
The Fairy Stones and a Legend.

tens of thousands. There are a number
OF orchards containing from three to
five thousand trees, and one has as
many as ten thousand, while a rich syn
dictate has recently bought the whole
side of mammouth mountain and are
even now beginning their arrangements
to plant one hundred thousand young
trees. So fertile is the soil that the
owner Of Patrick farm after planting
his orchard. can easily make his farm,
not only self-sustaining, but profitable
by cultivating with small crops his or
chard land while waiting Tor MS trees
to become productive.
BETTER RAILROAD FACILITIES.
The question of the inaccessa billty or
Patrick is rapidly being solved. The little
narrow guage railroad, which ran from
Eanville to Stuart. the county-seat, Is
now owned and controlled by the SOUTH
ern Railway, that mighty system that
works such wonders in the development
of lands and civilization. The narrow
g,lage has already been made standard
as far as Martinsville in Henry county,
and the work is being pushed rapidly 10
Stuart Before another twelve months
rolls by the Pullman cars OF the Southern
will probably be rolling into the depot at
Stuart, the present terminus and then will
proceed the work of finding an outlet. and
the placing Of Patrick on a through line
Of travel. The work of rehabilitation of
the D. and W. road has been III the able
hands of Mr.. J. A. White. the superin-
tcndent, and he has pushed 1t with such
energy and ability as to prove himself a
railroad man Of great future, and his
courteous bearing towards all with whom
he comes in contact has endeared him to
his entire constituency.
But Mr.. White has not been alone in
his efforts to put Patrick in closer touch
with the world Of trade and commerce
Many Of her own citizens have put their
shoulders to the wheel and are lifting all
together in their effort to place Patrick
where she belongs In the line Of Virginia
counties. Many Of her men are men Of
sterling character. of ability. OF push and
energy and possess an amount Of patriot
ism. that would put to blush much of the
hcasted energy and patriotism of some
Of the cities of the State.
A SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIAN.
Among the men of the county is DR..
r. S.. Martin whose fame as a skilled
surgeon and practitioner has gone beyond
the borders of the State and whose bust
ness energy and ability is a by word in the
county DR.. Martin is president of the
Medical Society of Virginia and secrc-
tary of the State Medical Examining
Board. Dr. Martin conducts a sani-
forum at his beautiful place near Stuart,
where patients come from far and wide
to receive the touch of his skilled knife
or to be benefited by his medical treat
ment and to grow we'll and strong in
the pure mountain air and drink health
giving water. He is a prosperous farmer;
a large apple grower; president OF the
bank and owns a pretty drug store
Among other prominent men in the coun-
ty. who are making their impress upon
the community and helping to forge the
county ahead are County Judge John r.
! Moore Commemorative Attorney J. NJ.
Hooker. who was also member of the
Constitutional Convention, c. r. Martin.
clerk of the court, and Sheriff R. T.
Woolwine There are in the county
many prosperous and well-to-do farmers,
apple growers. merchants and mill men.