The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-02-14
A. D. Nj A r | n ],
GENERAL DEAHER IN MERCHANDISE AND REdL
ESTATE AGENT.

Has for sale a number Of valuable plantations, farms, town pr par
ties, etc. Of any required size and OF every variety Oh sle' ""'oA o'
be had on the most favorable terms. r..
Persons wishing to invest in this parish can obtain any lniorma'
ton they may desire by forwarding stamp for our rev opage Des
.criptive Circular just published by the VermiEon Parish lmm'sfa'
ton Association. -.:..x ,t.
HI@ Notice the number at mead OF advertisement III Wiling ~
tiers of inquiry. .ooo
.Arpent-.1cre-An arpent is 1883 square yaros. d acre 10 700o
square yards.
No. i A plantation in this parish situated II mile from JeHer-
sons Orange Grove, Qake Peigneur) mile east OF vermllon na
you, 4 miles from Royvlle and 6 miles from Aboevlle' coh'a,s'hg
46e arpents, besides an undivided tract Of woodland 2 miles from
plantation. A large and commodious dwelling house: H1,chen' Ss
thop. Two driven wells, moving machine and press. of the vast as
tract of land, 200 arpents are enclosed with good cypress renee: -
soil is of the most fertile In the parish and its surface oelng s"ga "a y
undulatng, drains almost without trouble and Will not WASH. ~ 10
well adapted for cotton, sugar cane, ccrn, potatoes ana all c.her pro- pro-
duce of this climate. For stock raising it is OF the very best. Inc
dwelling and other improvements are beautifully shaded and enr,ched
with a surrounding view OF 43 arpents of a variety OF useful Trees
such as the china, peach, apple, fig plum orange orange q &C. vo.,,;ion h.von
2 miles below Perrys Bridge. contains 200 arpents OF which 70 ar
pents are covered with timber'an d IA arpents enclosed with cypress
fence. One dwelling house, lsxl5 with gallery; Kitchen. farm an lhple,
ments, etc. The surface Of this land is slightly hilly and the whole
is well suited for cultivation. There is on each side OF this place,
north and south a good sugar house. About 20O arpents ADJOINING
this place could be bought on reasonable terms.
N. A valuable plantation in this parish 8 miles. from Able
Vile, containing 22o superficial arpents fronting on Vermilion bayou
on the east, Is acres are enclosed. wore than one half of the area
Of the farm is covered with best timber. Dwelling house, kltchen'
excellent sugar, cotton or stock farm and would be sold ata bargain.
No. 4 This excellent farm contains 100 acres and the greater
portion is covered with TIMBER a comfortable dwelling, g'ou s' sa
orchard and garden. new dwelling. All the land enclosed. Said
farm is situated on vermihon bayou 6 miles below Perry,s Bridge;
The soil is one of the most fertile in the parish and is well adapted
No. S This valuable plantation is located in the parish Of Lafa-
yette 3 miles northwest of the fourshing town of Vermlhonvllle, t
of a mile west Of the Opelousas public road which runs nearly parai'
lei with the Ope1ousas & Red River Railroad: also ! ola nile north
of Morean's Louisiana & Texas Rail Road. 1t measures an area OF
1876 acres, all of the most fertile land in the State and well adapted
for sugar cane, corn, cotton, potatoes, fruit trees, vegetables ETC
ve r i y BAYOU y q 81 I miles t@1G from 1 plantation. Said plantation is well
improved with a large and well finished dwelling house, corn crib;
sta lie, carriage house, kitchen, 5 out buildings, a great number OF
shade trees, besides a fine grove of pecan trees; 80 acres are at pres.
ent enclosed and under cultivation. This property offers one OF the
man, fruit or vegetable grower. physician or other calling; 1t is
surrounded with a good Industrious population. 1t IS offered at a
very low figure and will dala no t doubt triple }Ps the p%o eomnl Ehsa the rail
No. 6 This immense tract of land situated IN the western portion
of this parish, above the outlet of the Queue fortue Bayou, said bayou
being navigabIe and about 80 miles west of the town OF I bbey1lle,
contains 1915 acres Of which $50 are woodland aud swamp. ms
land would accommodate a small colony and various Industries could
be undertaken with sure profit. The manufacture OF iunoer oesloes
the cultivation Of the soil and stock raising could be carried on with
profit. It is an excellent place for the culture of bees, fruit trees, es-
pecially the orange. A flock of sheer, would given into the bargain;
The whole tract can be enclosed with ] the amount OF fence required
for any other tract of that area on account of its natural advantages
of being bounded on two or three sides by swamps, bayous and lakes.
No. I This small desirable tract of good arabic land is situated
3 miles west of Abbevile, bordering on Vermilion Bayou Oh the
east and on Coulee Kinney on the west, and contains 60. acres of
which 20 acres are woodland. The whole for a moderate price.
No. 8 This magnificent and picturesque farm situated ] Of a mile
soutu of Abbeville, and 6 arpents east from the bayou, has an area
24o arpents of which 80 arpents are woodland: FMS SOIL is all very
corn nc crib and 6 out buildings. Also a large sugar house and cane
mill, capacity 5 hhds per "a hours. About 100 arpnts are enclosed
with good fence, a fine orchard containing a variety o. about oe
bearing fruit trees. ten work horses, carts, plows, &c. Terms, mode
rate and long credit.
No. This desirable tract of land is situated on the east bank of
Vermnion Bayou and measures a surface of l4O acres OF which 10
acres bordering on Vermilion Bayou are covered with good timber.
Distance from Abbevlle, 7 miles.
No. 10 This large and valuable plantation is situated on the east
bank of the Bayou Teche, 8 miles above Arnaudvile Ounction). 1t
contains 1900 arpents of the richest and most fertile land in the State.
A large portion of the farm is covered with the finest timber. There
are 8 buildings on the place and enough land enclosed to occupy 5
laborers who are employed cultivating said farm. This land is well
sorts and also a vegetable garden. It can be bought at an extremely
low price for cash.
No. Ii An improved property. situated north Of the town Of
Abbevine, combining an area of lots can be bought on a bargain.
No. IL This excellent improved property, s'tnatne. on the east
line of the coporation of Abbeville contains ten acres of good land.
There is a dwelling house, kitchen, vegetable and fruit garden, about
400 grated fruit trees of different varieties, such as, orange, peach
pears, English walnut, almond grape vines, &c. This place IS loca
ted in the healthiest part of town, and besides a comfortable resi-
dence. 1t would offer a good position for a gardener, DC.
NJ u Tb;a eycol,entt tract containing 10 arpeDts is situated in