The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-09-10
CHANCERY SALE.
VALUABLE SuaAR PLANTATION, R1YINEnY AID
RAILROAD IN TIE TEcHI WALLET. La. FOB
SALE By SPECIAL MASTER IN
CHANcERy.

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 Nh judicial Circuit OF the
United States held at Alexandria, on the sth day
day of July, 1893, decreed by the said court to b
and set aside.
Whereas, it was further ordered and docreed
that the said premises be again offered for sale
on the premises, on October 18th 1893. and
Whereas, tho undersigned was appointed oon-
and master BY said Court on the nth
day of February 1897, to cell 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. N. Loree ".
the Teche Railroad and Sugar Co, Ltd. ct d..
rendered at Monroe on October 10. 1898, and the
further decree Of said Circnit Court. made 1t
Alexandria, La. July S. 1893. In the said pro-
ceetling, as said commissioner and master,
will sell at public auction on
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 18th 1893.
between the legal hours of ssid day. on the pre-
misses 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 a. the ''6tephsnie
Plantation" and now called the Huron Planta-
ton" situatedlin the Parish of st. Martin. state
Of Louisiana, and bounded on the upper line. or
north, by the property known a. Bushville.
owned by Adm Durio, and on the lower line.
or south. by the property Of Charles Lsstrappes
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 Hem
ri Lastrappe tract. and . 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 8. valsry Martin,
United States Deputy Surveyor. dated the 10th
of August, 1885, a copy of which 10 on file In the
offie OF the register of deeds and mortgages Of
the parish of st. Martin. under No. lg72l At the
Archives.
The 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
$3.50 srpsnts; lot Is. Immediately sbove or north
of lot "a. containing $3.50 srpents, and for the
benefit Of both of said lots or tracts tho privi-
lege and right is 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, n min
utes east. aud being 90 links wide. until the
same intersects another reserve OF 10 srpents
from the Bayou Teche. AZ traced upon the sfore.
said plan of survey. thence following said road
from said point Of intersection mp to the upper
line of lot No. 90 of said plan, aud from the
said 10 arpent road, which 10 to be 20 feet wide,
beginning at line separating lot 80 from lot 90,
running north IS degrees and 10 minutes east.
and another road so links wide and running
back east to the limo Of lot % OF said plan.
which said ditch and road the owners Of said
lots q and "a shall b free to use without re-
strictiou or limitation. save the giving Of their
services to keep the same in proper order; lot
No SO back Of the 10 arpents containing l00 and
9-l00 arpents; lot No. 90 which 10 separated By
reserved road from lot 50 containing III and
sl-loO srpents. for the benefit Of which said two
lots or tracts the use of all of the aforesaid roads
are expressly reserved d 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
SO and 60 the privilege and right Of drsinass
over lots rs, rs and 9o of said plan arc also 70
served up to and into ooulee which in on said
lot es, the owners Of said lots 50 and 90 of said
plan being authorized TO connect their drsinass
with any ditch or canal by which said lands arr
drained; lot No. 80, adjoining said lot II. con.
tanning 40 and H-l0o arpents, both Of which
front on the public road designated on ssid
plan, and for the benefit Of said lots II and q
the privilege and right Of drainage 10 expressly
reserved into ditch or canal on the upper line
separating the said Huron Plantation from
what il known ss Bushville. sold to Adalins
Durio all without restriction or Limitation. ssvs
the giving of their services By the owners Of
said two lots to keep said ditch OF canal in pro
per order; lot No. Is containing 10 and 40-100 n
penis.
The area of the several tracts Of land excepted
from this sale amounting to <lS.So arpsnts sre q
be deducted from the total area in his plan OF
survey a. given By said surveyor, to-wit, 7l9s.ea
thus leaving 6762. "a arpents, moro IN lees.