The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-12

out of the Honorable 23rd. judicial Dis
tlict Court of Louisiana on the appllca-
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 COZ 1T 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,
between the hours of II o'clock A. NJ,
and 4 O. clock P. ~, 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 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. l. and
u fractional part of Lot No. 9 and
fractional part of Lot No. of what is
known as the old Hoskins Plantation.
Lot and the fractional part of Lot
being founded On the west and north
west by the Bayou Black, south and east
by the Atchafalaya River, north by the
remaining part of Lot 2 belonging to one
Wallace; and that portion of Lot form
ing said tract being bounded north by
lands OF Gray, west by lands Of Gunder
& r, 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 up p" If
Conveyances, p. 573.
(b.) That certain tract of land situat-
ed as the above and known and describ-
ed as the South Half Of Lot Ne. -Four
az and the northeast part of Lot No.
Three ~ measuring two hundred and
seventy EIGHT (278) feet on the Atchafa-
lava River, more or less, and bounded
north by lands of E. J. Robichaux, east
by Atchafalaya River, south by lands OF
Ernest f. kObichaux and west by the
swamp of Gunder & T. A. ThOrgerson;
containing one acre, more or less, and
being the property acquired by said
company from J. X. Robichaux, record
ed in Book 20 o" 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 a
portion of Lot of the Hoskins tract.
having front of fifty (50) it. on the
Atchafalaya 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.,
lid. south by the remaining portion of
Lot 5. east by the Atchafalaya River,
and west by ditch forming the western
boundary; being The property acquired
by the said company from +. r.. Kobl-
chaux, recorded in Book 20 o. OF
Conveyances, p. 1S7
(d.) Another tract Of land situated as
the above and known, designated and
described as the Southeast corner Of Lot
Q measuring eighty-nine 1897 feet on the
Atchafalaya River and extending back
one hundred and forty-three (l43) feet
on the line between Lots and 3 ninety
two 1927 feet ON the southwest line. Be-
ing the lot acquired by the said company
from Daniel Wallace. recorded in Book
"U 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 cfrecord in the Parish of
st. Mary, Louisiana.
Together with all the buildings and
improvements on said lots situated,
rights. ways and servitudes thereunto
belonging. including and embracing all
of the machinery. tools and appliances
nsed or to be used in operating the saw
mill plant situated on portion OF said
nroperty as we'll as all the tools,
material, machinery, and appliances
used in operating and conducting the
shipyard business situated on part OF
said property; including Herewith one
raising loat and appliances and fixtures
used in connection with said saw mill;
including also all proprietary or other
rights held by the Berwick Shipyard q
Mfg. Co Ltd. in the railroad switch or
spur connecting said property with the
main line Of the MorgaD's La. u Texas
Railroad. including and embracing all
rights of the said Berwick Ship ard 4
Mfg. Co.. Ltd. in and to the contract
with the said NJ. L. & T. K. X. & 5. ).
ro 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. Five single carts.
TERMS OF SALE:-Item l hereinabove
described, composed of a, b, {. 4 q, will
| hk sold on terms Of credit, one half ~