The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-04
KENBR|DGE MAKES
nOSSBAcKS SIT UP
MAGIC CITY IN LUNENBURG COM
PELs NOTICE OF GRIP VAN
Wrinkles"
AN OLD-TIMER WRITES
n, J. ROGERS. AFTER ABSENCE OF
THIRTY-FIvE YEARS, WRITES
Hss IMPRESSIONS OF SEC
TIoN's PROGRESS.
AN OLD-TIMER WRITES

OF the progress of that section of
Lunenburg county ard of the rapid
strides made by the little city Of
Kenbridge. B. J. Rogers. a former
resident. who has returned there after
an absence of thirty-tive years. writes
the following interesting letter TO The
vlrginian:
Editor Sirginian Amidst the
crash of matter and she wreck Of
empires in Europe. and the sweeping
defeat Of king Booze in old vir-
ginia. / find myself like Rip Van
Wrinkle, after an absence from the
free state OF ImDenhurg," for thirty
Ave years. In the magic city Of Ken
bridge, formerly Tinklin spostcfiice,
Lunenburg county. Va. N giving
short sketeh af this 1--WE, up-to-date
place. / hope To make old tnosshacks
sit up 3CeN around and take notice
About seven years ago the late II.
II. Rogers dropped In here With his
great and marvellous railroad. the Viz
gilman. connecting Norfolk. Va. with
Deep Water. W Va. a road Of 4ss
miles. the equal or II not the superior
Rt aff 1o3u lll TIC GAf4tfu fSIake's4 tti As7
equipment and roadbed The road,
located as IL was on the line between
the lands Of w. r, Kennedy and l.
w Bridgeforth, a council OF their
neighbors was held to decide on a
name for the place. as neither OF them
were willing the place should be
named after the other. their friends
decided to aeca pitate. not the head o.
each OF them. but take the first
syllable OF their names, cement them
together. forming the name kenbridge.
Easy enough TO manufacture name
when Won once know how. YOU see.
The city has population OF between
1.ood and i,soo. 1t liz laid oat in
streets and avenues The streets run
ming parallel with the railroad. east
and west, and fae avenues north and
south, and the residential portion
East and West Kenbridge. The prin-
cipal streets are: First, Commerce
street, on which are located the three
mammoth tobacco warehouses. Back
well Il Jackets, large wholesale gro
Gerry house and warehouse. The Farm
ers Guano company. warehouse, the
two monster woodworking plants ana
several pvizeries; next is Broad street.
with two hotels, the kenbridge ana
Hotel Hinton: wagon shops. garages.
livery stables. hardware ard other
business houses. Then comes Bank
street on which are located the
Bank Of Lanenhurg. r. w. Manson.
president, and w s, lrby, cashier,
capital $40, goo, surplus $4,000. the
postoffice, the council chamber, board
az trade Office town sergeant, the
principal drug. retail dry goods, cioth-
Ing shoe. notion and furniture stores
Jyais ss known as the retail and shop
ping district.
In GA this street is located the fine
High school building. The residential
districts. east and west kenhridse. are
connected by substantial overhead
bridge over the railroad. The resi-
nences OF city will compare in their
up-t date architectural designing ana
surroundings and furnishing with any
city In Piedmont, Va, OF Its size,
hope without appearing to draw any
Invidious distinction / will cite the
pa!atiaf homes OF DR.. # NJ. Mann.
Captain c. r. Allen and W. +. Ken
needy, OF East. and l.. w. Bridgeforth
and v. G. Love. of West kenbridge'
Az evidence of there being God
serving and God-fearing people. there
IRE four churches here.
I met the gentleman who has just
secured franchise To put In an electric
plant here at once tn light the city.
Parties | learn. are NEGOTIATING Tor
franchise to furnish water for the city.
IT Is supplied at present by water
from a~tesian wells and springs. The
proprietor w u. Hardy, OF the
Kenhrtase hotel, modern. up-to-date
house Iii asi respects. has his own gas
and water plant and supplies water
and gas "A each room OF the hotel
from c4l@r 10 garnet.
hnS ~ ri friends Mt
former days. | was pleased TO meet
NV cid conlrade. Mr.. COLLEEN Neel, of
Petersburg, Va. formerly OF this
county, State renowned tobacco
auctioner. who is conducting the sales
OF the weed at the three warehouses
here ta1is season Dear old COLLEEN,
who no one knows but to love, may
his DAYS be many, his sorrows few.
ana the remainder of his life be like
q long and cloudless summer day, is
my ardent wish.
From the above you will observe
the sun stands still. while this part
OF the Lords beautiful domain Is alive
ana progressive, under the untiring
energy of my former dear old COM
radeg in army, and their manly and
COURAGEOUS sons. Among my loving.
courteous and hospitab'e friend here,
MANY l find haye passed over the
river. and that reminds me their tate
must soon be my own, as | am now
over seventy-five years old, l am on
my way out to Deep Water. W. va.
r.. i. ROGERS.
Veteran c. S. A.. ls6l-5,
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