The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-05-29
CHANCERY SALE.
VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATIONS. REFINERY ASp
RAILROAD IN THE TEcHE VALLEY. La, FOR
SALE BY SPECIAL MASTER IN
CHANCERY.

Whereas, the sale of the premises hereinafter
described, made on the Goth of February 1sy7,
was on the opposition OF proper parties at the
hearing thereof at the U. 8. Circuit Court in the
Western District of Louisiana, in the 5th Judi
cial Circuit of the U. s.. decreed by the said
court to be now confirmed and set aside.
Whereas. it was further ordered and decreed
that the said premises be again offered for sa'e
as hereinafter provided, aud
Whereas. the undersigned was appointed con-
missioner and master by said Court on the 9Th
day OF February 1897, to sell the said premises,
now therefore
By virtue 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. M. Loree Va.
the Teche Railroad and Sugar Co., Ltd, ct ais.
rendered at Monroe on October 10, 1886, and the
further decree of said Circuit Court, made at
Shreveport. La. Feb. q, 1897. in tho said pro-
ceeding, as said commissioner and master.
will sell at public auction on
SATURDAY, MAY 29. 1897.
between the legal hours of said day. OH the pre-
misses hereinafter described. in front of the Of
fee of the Teche Ra;iroad and Sugar Company
thereon. the following described property. to-
wit:
A certain plantation konwn as the 'Etephanie
Plantation" and now called the Huron Pianta-
ton, stuatediin the Parish of st. Martin. state
of Louisiana, and bounded on the upper line. or
north, BY the property known as Bushville.
owned by Adm Durio, and on the lower line.
or south. by the property of Charles Lastrappes
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 VILLAIN tract. the Jean Hen
ri Lastrappe tract. and a email portion of the
Pierre Guidry tract fronting on the Bayou Teche
and the lands in the rear thereof; the whole is
more fully described and designated on the plan
and survey thereof made by 8. Valery Martin,
United States Deputy Surveyor, dated the 10th
of August, 1885, a copy of which is on file in the
offie of the register of deeds and mortgages OF
the parish of st. Martin, under No. 1924 of the
Archives.
Tho following described tracts of land, inclu-
ded in the above description of said plantation
but not part thereof are exempted from this
sale: Lot "a on the lower boundary, containing
5636 arpents; lot %, Immediately above or north
of lot "a, containing $3.50 arpents, and for the
benefit of both of said lots or tracts the privi-
lege and right is expressly reserves to drain in
to a certain ditch in the upper line of lot q.
dividing the same from the lots above. as well
as the right to use a reversed road on the lower
line of lot a running north IS degrees, II min
utes east. and being 60 links wide. until the
same intereects 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 up to the upper
line of lot No. 60 of said plan. and from the
said 40 arpent road which is to he 40 feet wide.
beginning at line separating lot so from lot so.
running north IS degrees and 10 minutes east,
and another road SO 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 e and 81 shall DO free to use without re-
striction or limitation, save the giving of their
services TO keep the same in proper order; lot
No 50 back of the 10 arpents containing 10s and
29-lOO arpents; lot No. 80 which is separated by
a reserved road from lot 50 containing ll3 and
6l-lO0 arpents. for the benefit of which said two
lots tracts the of all of the aforesaid roads
are expressly reserved as above described with.
out restriction or Limitation save the giving OF
their services by the owners to keep the same in
proper order; and for the benefit of said tracts
80 and 60 the privilege and right of drainage
over lots IS, 76 and 90 OF said plan are also re-
served up to and into coulse which id on said
lot %, the owners of said lots SO and SO of said
plan being authorized to connect their drainage
with any ditch or canal by which said lands are
drained; lot No. 80, adjoining said lot IA. con.
tanning 10 and i7-100 arpents, both of which
front on the public road designated on said
plan, and for the benefit of said lots IL and IS
the privilege and right of drainage 10 expressly
reserved into ditch or canal on the upper line
separating the said Huron Plantation from
what is known as Bushville. sold to Alkaline
Durio, oil without restriction or Limitation, save
the giving of their services by the owners OF
said two lots to keep said ditch or canal in pro-
per order; lot No. Is containing 10 and 4o100 ar
penis.
The AREA of the several tracts of land excepted
from this sale amounting to 1880 arpents are to
be deducted from the total area in his plan OF
survey do given by said surveyor. to- wit 1883
thus Leaving 6782.34 arpents more or less.
Also will be sold herewith the sugar mill
and refinery" with cane sheds and other bull.
dings Herewith connected. all of said buildings
being known as the Huron Sugar Refinery "
situated on the Huron plantation. with all the
appurtenances of every kind and nature connec-
ted herewith.
Together with said plantation and as part
thereof will sell all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, except as above reserved,
consisting Of:
dwelling. two and one half stories. half brick
balance weather boarded, nine rooms. all plas-
tered and ceiled, two stack chimneys.
1 dwelling, three rooms, csiled, chimney in
center, gallery in front.
1 single room house, plastered kitchen at.
tached