The Washington herald., 1912-02-22
Trammel a Co., Inc,
Real Estate and Insurance.

Real Estate and Insurance.
Among the real live and progressive
firms of Martinsburg is Trammell
Co, incorporated, of which Franl
]. Trammen Is president, and ]. Roy
Nsdenbousch, vice president and treas
urer.
These men were both born and raised
in Berkeley County. and in addition to
their real estate business they operate the
largest and most up-to-date general in
surance agency in the Eastern pan handle
Of West Virginia. Their ONCE Is equip
ped with the most modern labor tighten
ing facilities, and with their able corps
Of assistants attention is given to details
that makes for the greatest success Of
/ any business.
Real estate plays a most important part
| in this firms business. The list of
satisfied customers they have made for
| shows plainly why they are considered
the most successful real estate dealers in
| this section.
This firm is interested in, and have
listed for sale on easy terms, some Of the
very highest class orchard and farm
lands in Berkeley County, properties
which, without a shadow Of a doubt, will
make big money for whoever gets them
They have two especially attractive
orchard properties, considered by those
who know, to be the best orchard pro-
perties available in the county at any
price. These properties are in the FAM
, Gus apple raising district, and contain I50
and 800 acres, respectively. part Of each
containing producing orchards, and part
young trees coming into bearing. Fine
buildings. &c, on land. Within a very
few years these orchards could not be
purchased at double their present price.
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big money for these who are quick
enough to grasp this opportunity to Sc
cure what they now have to offer, such
an opportunity may never again present
itself, as no other high class properties,
such as these, can be secured in this
section at any price. Full information
VIII gladly be furnished on request.
Z. NJ. Aahcom.
An up-to-the-minute exclusive shoe
store, carrying a complete line of better
grade shoes for men. women, and chill
dren, opened in Martinsburg December 1.
Business has been good.
Improvements on the building. which
was formerly a saloon. were made by
the proprietor. E. NJ. Ashcom, and Is a
very attractive shoe store.
The Bank of MartinsburE.
Organized May u, 1892, the Bank Of
Martinsburg has grown year by year,
until to-day 1t stands in the front rank
OF the financial institutions of this COM
munity. John W. Bishop was the first
president. Mr.. Bishops estate stiIl oper-
ates the largest wholesale grocery con-
Germ and -four mill in this section. When
the bank was first started It occupied a
small building a few doors from the
present location To-day II has one of
the finest bank buildings in the State Of
West Virginia This building has been
the subject of much comment. 1t Is an
Imposing as well as attractive structure
and an ornament to the city. 1t is a
one-story structure. the IDEAL modern
type for banking Institutions, with mez-
canine floors in front and rear. The to- |
tai height of the front from the street
line is fifty feet, and Is surmounted by |
a twenty-foot nag pole. The dignified |
lines of the Ionic order Of Roman archi- |
lecture has been adopted for the facade |
and all interior work. The front Of. the |
building was executed in cut granite, /
with polished columns.
A two-story burglar and fireproof /