The St. Mary banner., 1908-09-26
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par-
ish of st. Mary.
In the matter of the Receivership
of the Berwick Shipyard &
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
No. 12,112.

AVE- ASSAAS'
Under and by virtue of an order issued
out of the Honorable 23rd. Judicial Dis
tlict Court of Louisiana on the applica-
ton of A. H. Thompson. Receiver, ask
ing for an order to sell all the property
and effects Of the Berwick Shipyard &
Mfg. Co., Ltd to pay debts in the above
numbered and entitled cause, and to me
directed, l will accordingly offer for
sale, and sell. for cash, at the principal
front door of the court house in the
Town of Franklin, Parish of st. Mary,
Louisiana, to the last and highest bid
der, on
SATURDAY, THE 31sT DAY OF
OCTOBER, A. D., 1908,
between the hours of II o'clock A. NJ,
and 4 o'clock P. NJ, all of the property
and effects belonging to the Berwick
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 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
a fractional part of Lot No. and a
fractional part of Lot No. 3 of what is
known as the old Hoskins Plantation.
Lot l and the fractional part of Lot 2
being bounded on the west and north
west by the Bayou Black. south and east
by the Atchafalaya River, north by tho
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 'P P" Of
Conveyances, n. 573.
(b.) That certain tract of land situat-
ed as the above and known and describ-
ed as the South Half of Lot Nc. Four
az and the northeast part of Lot No.
Three (3) measuring two hundred and
seventy-ei (278) 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:
containing one acre, more or less, and |
being the property acquired by said |
from J. r. Robichaux, record
ed in Book 20 o" of Conveyances, D.
332.
(c.) That certain tract or lot of |
ground situated south of the Town of
Berwick as the above and described as a
portion of Lot of the Hoskins tract,
having front of fifty (5O) 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 Sbipyard & 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 The property acquired
by the said company from E. f. Robi-
:haux, recorded in Book 20 Q" of
p. 1877.
(d.) Another tract of land situated as
the above and known, designated and
described as the Southeast corner of Lot
measuring eighty-nine 1897 feet on the
River and extending back
,ne hundred and forty three 143) feet
IN the line between Lots 2 and ninety-
wo (92) feet on the southwest line. Be-
ng the lot acquired by the said company
rom Daniel Wallace. recorded in Book
U U" of Convey ances, p. 81.
All of said lots being in accordance
With map or plan of the old Hoskins
Plantation made by Villars, Surveyor,
which map is OF record in the Parish of
It. Mary, Louisiana.
Together with all the buildings and
on said lots situated.
ights, ways and servitudes thereunto
elOnging, including and embracing all
+ the machinery. tools and appliances
sed or to be used in operating the saw
ill plant situated on portion of said
rOperty as well as all the tools,
,aterial, machinery, and appliances
sed in operating and conducting the
hipyard business situated on q part of !
aid property; including Herewith one
sising boat and appliances and fixtures
sed in connection with said saw mill:
lcluding also all proprietary or other
ghts held by the Berwick Shipyard &
fg. Co Ltd. in the railroad switch or
'ur connecting said property with the
ain line of the Morgan's La. & Texas
abroad, including and embracing all
ghts of the said Berwick Ship ard g.
fig. Co.. Ltd. in and to the contract -
ith the said NJ. L. & T. K. r. & S. S.
D., under and by which said switch i
as built (same being dated July 18th,
06.)
SECOND: One pull boat named "Ber-
ick,' appliances and fixtures.
THIRD: Two large barges and two
1all barges.
FOURTH: One pile driver. I"
FIFTH: Three mules.
SIXTH. Five single carts.
There is excepted from the operation L
this sale all of the manufactured
mber upon the saw mill site, same be-
9 claimed by the Southern Saw Mill A
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