The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
KENBRIDGE WILL
BE ITS. NEW NAME
Splendid Country, Ricl, iii Tobac-
70, Grain, Grasses and Cattle.
Original Forests That Have
Felt Not the Axlnan's
Touch-Granite
Deposits.
BY FRANK $. woopsoN.

TINKLiNG. VA. February 2e.-Take
the map Of Virginia, draw triangle
with Blackstone. In Nottoway county.
at the apex to the north, Chase CITY,
Mecklenburg county, at the west cor
nGr of the base, and South Hill. In the
same county, or 1.awrenceville, In
Brunswick county, at the ca et corner Df
the base: then look In the centre of
the triangle thus formed. and the new
town now known as TinklIng. but soon
to be incorporated under the better
name OF Kenbridge, will be correctly
located.
IT Will be found that within this tri
angle is nearly all of the rich county
of Lunenburs. occupying the middle
part of 1t from cast to west. The cone,
or north part of the triangle. is OF
Notioway county lands, the base. or
south part. Is a rich and prosperous
piece of Mecklenburg county, and the
eastern side IL considerable slice OF
Brunswick county, while the counties
OF Charlotte and Prince Edward touch
the edges. and 1t may be truthfuIiy said
that no part of the State OF Virginia
is richer In varied forests and timber
lands and In agricultural possibilities
than tho beautifully lying. we'll watered
and we'll drained lands embraced with
in this triangle.
TlnkIing's worthy Ambition.
The little village OF Thinking. soon
TO be incorporated as the town of Ken
bridge. Is ambitious to become the
capital. the commercial centre. the
market town and manufacturing
centre of this rich triangle, and IL one
may be permitted to judge by the
energy now being displayed by It's
enthusiastic and wfdeawake citizens,
1t becomes safe prediction that with
In decade Kenbridgo will be a vigor-
Gus little Virginia city. and it's praise
worthy ambition will be satisfied.
Last Tuesday. az has already been
told In the news columns of The
Times-Dispatch. the people held
rousing meeting, under the auspices
OF the newly formed Board of Trade.
and inaugurated vigorous measures 10
bring to pass quickly some of the great
things outlined above. This meeting
was attended by ambitious men oil
business capacity, who have the in-
tclligence, the energy and also thei
means to bring things to pass.
Name Changed to l<cnbridSc.
AS a direct result OF this meeting
two leaf tobacco warehouses, two or
mo.e prizerics and stenlmeries, and
quite likely, at least one tobacco
manufacturing establishment will be
I'm operation here within the year 1908.
but of this I Will speak later on. At
this meeting the good people of Tinl<-
ling decided to change the name Of
the place and the post-ofiice to Ken
bridge, and ask the Legislature for n
charter OF incorporation. They took
the ground that Thinking is not a suit
able name for what is to be a vigorous
little Virginia city, the word being an
adjective or descriptive noun at best,
and it's purpose in life being to de-
scribe something that is small. and
that small something a mere sound.
Kenbridge is to be much more than a
sounding brass. and there is to be MOTH
ing small about it. However, as the
place and the post office have so long
been called Thinking. and as. In the
nature of the case, they will have, 20
be thus called for at least sixty days
more, will for the present. at least
in this letter, continue to designate II
by that unsuitable cognomen.
Natural Town or City site.
The post-oflice was originally called
Thinking Spring, but in obedience 10
All arbitrary rule of tho ost-O Office De-
partment the SPRING was Topped off
and the one building, which served as
country grocery and post Office the
old we'll, the horse rack and the little
grove of outrageous shade trees con-
itinled to tinkle In minor key. but 1t
being a long ways from a railway the
sound was heard but a limited distance.
Many well-to-do farmers lived and
flourished within a circle of five and
4 more miles around, and it was for their
convenience the post office was estab-
lished away hack yonder when Hon.
Il. c. Venablc represented the district
in Congress.
1t had often been a subject OF re-
mark. even by casual observers. that
the topography and the general beau
tiful lay of the ground, taken in cons
nection with the natural wealth and
the productiveness of the surrounding
section. marked it as an ideal site for
astown of commanding commercial i'm
portance. hut 1t was too far from trans
q portation facilities.
Two years ago all there was OF link
ling was the store. the we'll. the horse
rack and the shade trees above referred
toS but along came that magnificent in
ternal Improvement, the VlrglniaN
X Railway, more generally known as tbs
Underwater and the, one obstaclef.in the
way OF building a(real town here was
Il removed.
VirElninn Road Opens Way.
When the road was first surveyed
and the line run within 200 yards of
Kennedy's store 1t was but natural
8 that the eyes Of the people of the rich
"a triangle above described We're turned
stoRTinkling, and, figuratlvelS speaking.
they, in imitation Of an ancient hero
and conaueror, drew their sword, mark
ed lines IN NJ he sand, and proclainlesl
sS the dlctum: III ere shal he "a n, great
"A (Contlnlei On Last l94as. y slj 5s