Bank of Albemarle.
The State of Virginia has for years
been noted for the stable condition of
the financial institutions within its
confines and among them none is built
upon a firmer or more solid basis or
enjoys a wider or a better reputation
than the Bank of Albemarle, a leader
in its line in our thriving little city.
The building occupied by this stanch
concern is located on East Main street,
and recent improvements make it one
of the most finely fitted and inviting
in the city. The company was organized
and granted a State charter in
1883, and opened for business the same
year. From the start it had the confidence
of the people, and today has as
large a list of depositors and does as
large a business as any similar concern
in the State. The sates in which the
books and money are kept are the
latest burglar and fire proof patents,
fitted with time locks and arranged in
such a manner that it would be impossible
to enter them by force without
arousing the entire city. The
officers of the company are L. T.
Hanckel, president; S. V. Southall, vice-president;
C. D. Fishburn, cashier, and
R. T. Martin, teller, while the board
of directors are: J. D. Jones, S. V.
Southall, L. T. Hanckel, J. B. Wood,
J. D. Watson, R. T. W. Duke, and
George W. Morris. All of them are
men of sterling character and imbued
with the highest ideals of business
principles. Mr. L. T. Hanckel,
president of the bank. is one of the
most prominent insurance men of
Charlottesville. He is the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Charlottesville Woolen
Mills and a Vestryman of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Mr. Fishburne,
the cashier, is a native of Augusta
county having been born and reared
there. He was educated at Washington
College, now the Washington and
Lee University and graduated with a
degree of B. L. At the opening of the
war he enlisted in the Rockbridge
Artillery which became a portion of
Cabell's battalion of artillery and served
with distinction until the surrender.
He then began practice here and
continued until the opening of the
bank. The other gentlemen, with the
exception of Messrs. Wood and Watson,
(who are merchants,) are attorneys
and with the exception of Mr.
Wood are graduates of the University
of Virginia.
