The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-05-15
CHANCERY SALE.
VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATION. REFINERY AND
RAILROAD IN THE TEoHE VALLEY, La. FOB
SALE BIZ SPECIAL MASTER IN
CHANCERy.

Whsreas. the sale of the premises hereinafter
descr;bed. made on the 10th of February 1884,
v.s on the opposition of proper parties at the
hearing thereof at the U. 8. Circuit Court IN inc
Wo.tern District of Louisiana, in the 9Th judi
c;.l Circuit of the u. g.. decreed by the SAID
court to be now confirmed and set aside.
Whereas. il was further ordered and decreed
that the said premises be again offered fr sale
as hereinafter provided. aud
Whereas. the undersigned was appointed con-
missioner and master by said Court on the Nth
day of February 1897, to sell the said premises
now therefore
Rv v;rtue of an order and decree OF the Hon.
orable Circuit Court of the United States, IN
and for the 5th Circuit and Western District OF
Louisiana, in the matter Of VIM. N. Lores VI.
the Teche Railroad and Sugar Co.. Ltd, ct ais''
rendered at Monroe ON October 10, 1888, and the
further decree of said Circuit Court, made at /
Shreveport, La. Feb. q, 1897. in the said pro-
ceeding, as said commissioner and master.
will sell at public auction on
SATURDAY. MAY 70, 1897,
between the legal hours of said day, on the pre-
mises hereinafter described, in front OF the Of
fee of the Teche Railroad and Sugar Company |
thereon, the following described property, to |
wit:
A certain plantation konwn as the '6tephsnie |
Plantation, A." and now called the Huron Planta- |
ton" situatedDin the Parish of st. Martin. state
of Louisiana, and bounded on the upper line, or
north, by the property known as Bushviiie'
owned by Adlin Durio and on the lower line.
or south, by the property OF Charles Lastrappee
and others, and on the east by the public land
and others, and on the west by Bayou Teche;
consisting of part of the Martin Duraede con-
frmation, the Louis william tract, the jean Hen
| ri Lastrappe tract and q small portion OF the
Pierre Guidry tract fronting ON the Bayou Teche
| and the lands in the rear thereof; the whole 10
more fully described and designated on the plan
and survey thereof made by &. valery Martin,
United States Deputy Surveyor, dated the 10th
of August, 1885, COPY of which Is on file in the
oiie of the register of deeds and mortgages OF
the parish of st. Martin, under No. 1874 OF the
Archives.
The following described tracts Of land, inclu-
ded in I he above description Of said plantation
but not part thereof, are exempted from this
sale: Lot "a on the lower boundary, containing
1875 arpents; lot %. Immediately above q north
of lot "a, containing $3.50 arpents, and for the
benefit of both of said lots or tracts the privi-
lege and right il expressly reserved to drain in
to certain ditch in the upper line OF lot ~,
dividing the same from the lots above. % well
as the right to use q reversed road on the lower
line of lot "A running north So degrees, Il min
| utes east, and being go links wide. until the
same intersects another reserve OF 40 arpents
from the Bayou Teche, as traced upon the afore-
said plan of survey, thence following said road
from said point of intersection mp to tho upper
I | line of lot No. 90 of said plan. and from the
said 40 arpent road, which is to be 40 feet wide,
beginning at line separating lot 50 from lot 60
r running north s. degrees and 40 minutes east
and another road 50 links wide and running
back east to the line of lot IS Of said plan
( | which said ditch and road the owners Of said
lots q and "A shall be free to use without 70.
striction or limitation, save the giving OF theiI
r services to keep the same in proper order; lo
| No SO back of the 40 arpents containing l06 and
29-lOO arpsnts; lot No. 60 which is sepsrated b.
@ a reserved road from lot 50 containing lis sud
6i-lOO arpents for the benefit OF which said twt
lots or tracts the use of all of the aforesaid road
b are expressly reserved as above described with
out restriction or limitation save the giving o
their services by the owners to keep the same II
J. proper order; and for the benefit of said tract
q 50 and 80 the privilege and right of drainas
over lots IS. rs and es of said plan are also re
r served up to and into coulee which in on sai'
,, lot g. the owners OF said lots SO and 60 of sail
plan being authorized to connect their drainag
q with any ditch or canal by which said lands ar
drained; lot No. 50. adjoining said lot II. con
tanning 40 and l7-10O arpents, both Of whic
= front on the public road designated on sai
plan, and for the benefit Of said lots IA and :
the privilege and right of drainage is expressl
ID reserved into ditch or canal on the upper lin
A. separating the said Huron Plantation fror
what is known as Bushville, sold to Adalin
IL Durio all without restriction limitation.
I the giving of their serviceN by the owners Q
said two lots to keep said ditch or canal in PR
Der order; lot No. Is containing 10 and l0l0o a
70 penis.
/ The area of the several tracts Of land excepte
from this sale amounting to l1s69 arpents are
, be deducted from the total area in his plan q
survey as given by said surveyor, to-wit, 1883
, thus leaving 67s2s srpents, moro ur less.
d Also will be sold Herewith the sugar mi
;r and refinery" with cane sheds and other bui
dinss Herewith connected all Of said building
20 being known as the Huron Sugar Refinery,
n situated on the Huron plantation, with all u
appurtenances Of every kind and nature conne
ted Herewith.
;c Together with said plantation and as q pa
thereof will sell all the buildings and in
10 provements thereon, except ~ shove reserves
le consisting of:
:. dwelling. two and one half stories. half brio
u balance weather boarded, nine rooms. all pla
re tered and ceiled. two stack chimneys.
"A. 1 dwelling, three rooms, ceiled, chimney
III CENTER gallery in front