The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-09-17
CHANCERY SALE.
VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATION, REFINERY AND
RAILROAD IN THE TEoHE VALLEY, La, FOR
SALE BY SPECIAL MASTER IN
CHANcEEY.

Whereas, the sale Of the premises hereinafter
described, made on the 18th of December 1877,
was at the Circuit Court in the Western District
Of Louisiana, in the 5th judicial Circuit Of the
Uniied States held at Alexandria. on the 5th day
day Of July. Is9s decrecd by the said court to be
non-confrmed and vet aside.
Whereas, il was further ordered and decreed
that the said premises be again offered for sale
on the premises, on October 18th 1898. and
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 vs..
| the Teche Railroad and Sugar Co., Ltd, ct al,
| rendered at Monroe on October 10, 1886, and the
further decree Of said Circuit Court. made ut
Alexandria. La, July s. 1893. in the said pro-
ceedipg I as said commissioner and master.
will sell at public auction on
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 18th 1893.
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 rs the ''Stephanie
Plantation" and now called Ire Huron Planta-
ton, situatedln the Parish Of 81. Martin, state
of Louisiana, and bounded oa the upper line, or
north, by the property known as Bushville,
owned by Adlin Durio, and ON the lower line.
OF 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-
hrmation, the Louis william tract, the Jean Hen
| ri Lastrappe tract, and a small 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 g. valery Martin,
| United States Deputy Surveyor. dated the 10th
Of August, 1888. copy of which is ON file in the
ofiie of the register Of deeds and mortgages of
the parish of st. Martin. under No. 1921 Of the
Archives.
The following described tracts Of land, inclu-
ded in the above description of said plantation
but not a part thereof, are exempted from this
sale: Lot "a on the lower boundary, containing
1896 arpents lot %. Immediately above or north
OF lot q, containing $3.50 arpents, and for the
benefit Of both of said lots or tracts the privi-
lege and right is expressly reserved to drain in
to a certain ditch in the upper line of lot q.
dividing the same from the lots above rs we'll
as the right to use a reversed road on the lower
line Of lot "a running north o. degrees. n min
utes east, and being 90 links wide until the
Same intersects another reserve of ~ arpents
from the Bayou Teche. az 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 10 feet wide.
beginning at line separating lot 50 from lot so,
running north S. degrees and 40 minutes east
and another road so links wide and running
back east to the line of lot % of said plan.
which said ditch and road the owners Of said
lots % and "a shall be free to use without re-
striction or limitation. save the giving of their
services to keep the same in proper order; lot
No 80 back of the 40 arpents containing 106 and
29-l0 arpents; lot No. 90 which is separated by
q reserved road from lot 50 containing us and
81-10O arpents, for the benefit Of which said two
lots or 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 80 the privilege and right Of drainage
over lots IS, IS and 90 Of said plan are also re-
served up TO and into coulee which in on said
lot 90. the owners of said lots so and 60 Of said
plan being authorized to connect their drainage
with any ditch or canal by which said lands are
drained; lot No. 30, adjoining said lot IA. con-
tanning 10 and f-lOO arpents. both of which
front on the public road designated ON said
plan, and for the benefit of said lots IA and 50
the privilege and right of drainage is 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, all 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 IS and lOLiOO ar
pents.
The area Of the several tracts of land excepted
from this sale amounting to 50 srpents are to
be deducted from the total area in his plan or
survey a. given BY said surveyor. to-wit. 1883,
thus leaving 67s2-A arpenss. more or less.
Alsowill b sold Herewith the "susar mill
and refinery" with cane sheds and other bull
dings Herewith connected. all Of said buildings
being known ~ the Huron Sugar Refinery"
situated on the Huron plantation, with all the
of every kind and nature connec-
ted herewith. AZ
Together with said plantation and as a part
thereof will sell all the buildings and i'm. |
provements thereon. except ~ above reserved, |
con sisting Of:
dwelling. two and one half stories. half brick |
balance weather boarded, nine rooms. all plas- |
tered and ceiled, two stack chimneys.
center. gallery in front.
I single room house, plastered. kitchen at |