The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-28

tlict Court of Louisiana on the applica-
ton of \. H. Thompson. Receiver. ask
ing for an order to sell all the property
and effects Of the Berwick Shipyarl &
Mfg. Co.. Ltd. to pay debts in the above
numbered and entitled cause, and to me
directed. | will accordingly offer TO,
sale, and sell. for cash. at tue principal
front door of the cof.rt house in the
Town of Franklin. Parish of ST. Mary.
Louisiana, to the last and highest bid
der. on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
DECEMBER, A. D., 1908, Z
between the hours of II O'Clock A. NJ,
and o'clock P. NJ, all Of the property
and effects belonging To the Berwick
Shipyard & Mfg. Co.. Ltd. except the
manufactured lumber upon said premises: !:
the property being described as follows.
to-wit:
FIRST. The shipyard and mill site
property situated in the Parish Of IT.
Mary, Louisiana, on the Atchafalaya
River, composed of the following tracts:
(a) That certain lot of ground living
and being situated in the Parish Of st.
Mary, La, designated as Lot No. /. and
fractional part of Lot No. and a
fractional part Of Lot No. of what is
known as the old Hoskins Plantation.
Lot l and the fractional part of Lot 2
being lnunded III the west and nnrth-
west by the Bayou Black. south and east
by the Atchafalaya River, north by the
remaining part of lot belonging to one
Wallace: and that portion of Lot 3 form
ing said tract being bounded north by
lands OF Gray. west by lands Of Gunder
& T. A. Thorgerson, south by Wallace
and east by the Atchafalaya River.
Being that portion of the property
acquired by said company from Gundcr
Thorgerson. recorded in Book ''P P" IF
Conveyances, =. 573.
(b.) That certain tract of land situat-
ed as the above and known and descrih-
ed as the South Half of Lot Ne. -Four
(4) and the northeast part of Lot No.
Three 10 measuring two hundred and
seventy EIGHT (27S) feet on the Atchafa-
laya River, more or less, and bounded
north by lands of E. j. Robichaux, east
by Atchafalaya River, south by lands Of
Ernest E. kobichaux and west by the
swamp of Gunder & T. A. Thorgerson:
one acre, more or less, and
being the property acquired by said
from j. X. Roblchaux, record
ed in Book 20 y" OF Conveyances, p.
332.
(c.) That certain tract or lot Of
ground situated south of the Town of
Berwick as the above and described as
portion of Lot of the Hoskins tract.
having front of fifty (50) it. on the
River running back between
parallel lines the entire depth of said lot.
Being bounded on the north by property
of the Berwick Shipyard & Mfg. Co.,
Ltd, south by the remaining portion OF
Lot 3. east by the Atchafalaya River,
and west BY ditch forming the western
boundary: being lhe property acquired
BY the said company from E. F.. Robi-
chaux, recorded in Book 20 @" Of
p. 1877.
(d.) Another tract of land situated us
The above and known, designated and
described as the Southeast corner of Lol
measuring eighty-nine lo9) feet on the
River and extending back
,ne hundred and forty-three Q43) feet
On the line between Lots and ninety
wo 1927 feet on the southwest line. Be
ng the lot acquired by the said company
from Daniel Wallace. recorded in Book
~ U' of Conyeyances, p. 81.
All of said lots being i'll accordance
With map or plan of the old Hoskins
Plantation made bv Villars. Surveyor,
which map is OF record in the Parish of
It. Mary, Louisiana.
Together with all the buildings and !
on said lots situated.
lights, ways and servitndes thereunto
belonging, including and embracing all
# the machinery. tools and appliances
lsed or to be used in operating the saw
Mill plant situated on portion OF said
,roperty as well as all the tools,
material, machinery, and appliances
lsed in operating aud conducting the
business situated on part Of
,aid property: including Herewith one
-aising Loaf and appliances and fixtures
lsed in connec ection with said saw mill:
including also all proprietary or other
tights held by the Berwick Shipyard d
Mfg. Co Ltd. in the railroad switch or
spur connecting said property VIII the
main line OF the Morgan 5 La. 4 Texas
Railroad, including and embracing all
tights of the said Berwick Ship ard d
MIG. Co.. Ltd. in and to the contract
With the said VI. l.. & T. K. x. & ). >.
Co.. under and by which SAID switch
vas built (same being dated July 18th,
1867
SECOND: One pull boat named Bel
wick" appliances and fixtures.
THIRD: Two large barges ano two
small barges.
FOURTH: One pile driver.
FIFTH: Three mules.
SIXTH. Five single carts.
TERMS OF SALE:-Item l here.nabove
composed Of a, b, {. & d, will
3c sold on terms Of credit, one half GD