The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-21

uict Court Of Louisiana on the applica
ton of A. H. Thompson. Receiver. ask
ing for an order to sell all the propert
and effects Of the Berwick SLipyard /
Mfg. Co, Ltd. to pay debts in the abov
numbered and entitled cause, and to III
directed, will accordingly offer 70
sale, aud sell. for cash, at the principa
front door of the cOnrt honsc in tn
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,
between the hours of II o'clock A. NJ.
and O'clock P. NJ, all of the prOpert,
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 nf st.
Mary, Louisiana, on the Atchafalaya
River, composed of the following tracts:
(a.) That certain lot of ground lying
and being situated in the Parish Of st.
Mary, La, designated as Lot No. !. and
II fractional part of Lot No. 9 aud a
fractional part of Lot No. 3 of what is
known as the old Hoskins Plantation
Lot and the fractional part of Lot
being tnnnded On the west and north
west by the Bay"u Black. south end east
by the Atchafalaya River, north ny 'h~
remaining part of lot 2 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 Gunder
ThOrgerson, recorded in Book ''i' i" uf
Conveyances, p. 573.
(b.) That certain tract of land sitnat-
ed as the above and known and ,iescril'-
ed as the South Half of Lot Ne. Four
Three (3) measuring two hundred and
seventy -eight (278) feet on the Atchafa-
laya River, more or less, and bounded
north by lands Of E. J. Robichanx, east
by Atchafalaya River, south b; lands Of
Ernest Z. Kobichaux and west b, the
swamp of Gunder & Il. A. Thorger,"n:
containing one acre, more or less, and
being the property acquired by said
company from J. X. Robichaux, record
ed in Book 30 y" of Conveyanc,s, y.
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 3 of the HoskinS tract
having a front Of fifty (50) IT, "n the
River running back between
parallel lines the entire depth Of said I,
Being bounded on the north by p.nrtrl,
of the Berwick Shipyard & Mig. o.,
Ltd, south by the remaining portI"h OF
Lot 3. east by the Atchafalava Rive,
and west by a ditch forming the western
boundary; being The property arqnired
by the said company from +. F.. R"hi-
chaux, recorded in Book % Q" of
p. 1877.
(d.) Another tract of land situate! as
the above and known, designated and
described AS the Southeast corner of Lon
measuring eighty -nine 1897 fee' on the
River and extehding back
one hundred and forty-three (l43) feet
on the line between Lots 2 and 3 ninety
two 1921 feet on the southwest line. Be-
ing the lot acquired by the said company
from Daniel Wallace. recorded in Book
ssU U'' of Convey ances, p. 81.
All of said lots being in accordance
with a map or plan OF the old Hoskins
Plantation made by Villars. Surveyor,
which map is Of record in the Parish Of
st. Mary, Louisiana.
Together with all the buildings and
-: txHn
rights, ways and servitudes thcrennto
including and embracing all
of the machinery. tools and appliances
used or to be used in operating the saw
mill plant situated on a portion OF said
property as well as all the tools,
machinery, and appliances
used in operating aud conducting the
shipyard business situated on part Ut
said property; including Herewith one
raising Loaf and appliances and fixtures
used in connection with said saw mill;
including also all proprietary or other
rights held by the Berwick Shipyard &
Mfg. Co Ltd. in the railroad switch or
spur connecting said property with the
main line cf the Morgans La. s. Texas
Railroad, including and embracing all
rights of tue said Berwick ship ard 4
Mfg. Co. Ltd. in and to the contract
with the said N. L. & 7. X. X. & ). :.
Co., under and by which said switch
was built (same being dated July 18th,
1867
SECOND: One pull boat named ',Ber-
wick" appliances and fixtures.
THIRD: Two large barges and two
small barges.
FOURTH: One pile driver.
FIFTH: Three mules.
Sixth. Fire single carts.
TERMS OF SALE:-It.m hereiDab"vc
composed "f a, B, e. & d, will
he sold on terms of credit, one half "a