The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-20
CANAL NOTICE.

and for the County of Worcester, on the second
Tuesday of September last past, the under
signed were appointed Commissioners, 10 esti-
mate all damages, which any person or persons,
Corporation or Corporations, whose lands are
mentioned in the following locations, as used
| for reservoirs TO feed the Blackstone Canal,
have sustained, viz: Dorety Pond, so called,
J lying and being in Millbury, in said County
which location, by raising the water in said
| pond, will affect lands belonging to the follow
| ing persons, viz Joel Wesson, John Lilley,
! Joseph Haywood, John Park, Gardner Vince
| lock, Perley Whipple, Daniel Rice, Brown 81
/ Newton, Jacob Dodge, and Samuel March
and also, Ramshorn Pond, so called, situate in
said Alibury by the raising the water there.
( in, the following persons lands may be injured,
viz Luther Hall, Aaron Holman and Marsh
!othrop, Amos Harding, Abel Chase, Amos
| Aldrich, Aaron Small, Abijah Davis, Jonathan
Trask, Elisha Jacobs, Stephen Blanchard, John
Kenney, Moses Waters, Amos Eddy, John
Woodbury., Susan and Molly Ravens, and Ar
temas and Rufus Dixie; which appointment
was renewed by the County Commissioners at
a meeting of theirs, holden at Worcester, with
in and for said County, on the second Tuesday
of May last past.
And, whereas, at a meeting of the County
! Commissioners, holden, by adjournment, at
Worcester aforesaid, on the second Tuesday of
{ MAY last past, the uUueTSlBIeu WeT6 also APP
pointed Commissioners to estimate all damages,
which any person or persons, Corporation or
| Corporations, whose lands are described in, or
will be damaged by the following locations, as
and for reservoirs TO feed the Blackstone Canal,
! viz: the pond at the Mills, SO called, in the
town of Mendon, by raising the dam thereof
| twenty seven inches, as mentioned in former
location; the names of the owners of the lands
who would thereby be interested, are, Collins
Capron, William Capron, Esek Pitts, John
! Southwick, Cummings Taft, Nathan Aldrich,
Laban Comstock, Annanias Clifford, Daniel
! Clifford, Jonathan Emerson, Samuel Emerson,
Moses Farnum, John Capron, Royal Farnum,
George Wall, Alexander Haywood, Edwin d.
Sargent, Newbury Darling, and Stephen Hol-
brook
Also, the pond near the Blackstone Factory,
in said Mendon, by maintaining the dam across
the river, near said Factory; the owners of
land, interested by said location, are, James
Hardness, Southwick Hardness, John South
wick, Blackstone Manufacturing Company, Ma
than George, George Wall Esek Pitts, Sam
uel Allen, Jacob Southwick, and Elijah Trask.
Also, Manchaug Pond, partly in Douglas and
partly in Sutton, in said County. The owners
of lands who would be injured by maintaining
a head of water in said pond, not exceeding six
feet higher than the present high water mark,
are, John Capron & Sons, heirs of Sylvanus
Joslin, widow Josn, Samuel Dudley, John I'll
tus, Henry Titus, David Balloon, jr David
Putnam, Sd, John Waters, Benjamin Robbins,
Lot Simpson, Lewis Torrey, John Rich, Solo
mon Stockwell, Peter Stockwell, Asa Putnam,
Joseph II. Putnam, Lewis Putnam, Sylvanus
Marble, Aaron Elliot, Elijah Bigelow, SYLVIA
nus Marble, widow Carroll, and John Buxton
Also, Badlock Pond in Douglas aforesaid.
| The owners of lands, who would be injured by
( maintaining head of water in said pond, not
more than six feet higher than the present high
water mark, are, Lemuel Dudley, William Dud-
ley, David Chase, Asa Chase, Caleb Hill, Mi
chael Hill, Benjamin Craggin, Asa Thayer,
David Balloon, John Balloon, Samuel Wallis,
John Wallis, Noah Taft, Elijah Smith, Edmund
Carpenter Nathaniel Carpenter, 81 Samuel Read
Notice is therefore hereby given to all the
persons and Corporations aforesaid, that the
undersigned Commissioners as aforesaid, will
meet at Banister's Hotel, in Worcester aforesaid,
on Monday, the eighth day Of September nert,
az ten of the clock in the forenoon; from
thence they will proceed to Manchaug Pond
aforesaid, and commence their view and esti-
nation of damages at the outlet thereof. at
three of the clock in the afternoon of said day,
and continue the view and estimate around
said pord, through that and the next succeed
ing day.
On Wednesday,, the tenth dan Of the same
September, at nine of the clock IN the forenoon.
they will begin view and estimate of damages
at the outlet of Badlock Pond aforesaid, and
continue around said pond, until the whole shall
be completed.
! On Thursday, the eleUenh dan of the same
| September, they will commence their view and
estimate of damages at the dam across the
Blackstone river, near Blackstone Factory. in
said Mendon, at nine of the clock in the fore
| noon of said day, and continue their view and
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4 Mills, so called, in said Mendon until they have
viewed all the land belonging to the Blackstone
I Manufacturing Company, and all the lands be-
longing to the several persons interested in the
locations at the dam near the Blackstone Facto-
| ry, and Mills, as aforesaid
| On Monday, the ffteenh day of the same
| September, they will commence their view and
estimate of damages at the outlet of Dorety
Pond, in Millbury, at two Of the clock in the
afternoon of said day, and continue around said
pond until the view and estimate shall be COM
pleted.
On Tuesday, the sixteenth day of the same
September, they will begin their view and
estimate at the outlet of Ramshorn Pond. in
Millbury as aforesaid, at ten of the clock in the
forenoon of said day, and continue around SAID
pond, viewing and estimating damages, until
| the whole shall be completed
Should any claimant or claimants for dam
ages wish to be heard in support of their claims,
further than they conveniently can be, while
passing over and viewing the locations afore-
said, time and place win be appointed for that
purpose.
Notice is also hereby given to all persons and
corporations, interested in the foregoing loca.
tons, that they must file their several claims
for damages with some one Of the Commission
ers aforesaid or with the Clerk Of the County
Commissioners, within thirty days from the
sixth day of August next, or they will be bar.
red of all right to claim damages afterwards.
NATH'L. P. DENNY,
WILLIAM CRAWFORD, ,JR., Connn'rs.
SAMUEL DAMAN,
July 2s, 1923. 20