Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-07

10 ne Honorable Senate amt HoDse re- esenfotfue
Of the Commonwealth ct MdssGckusetts an Gone al
court gforesaid January Session, 1851.
T'HE Subscribers hereto inhabitants of Rovaston Phil
llston Athol and Templeton in the { ounty OF Mor
cese residing upon the territory herein below dest rbed
resPectny request Your Honorable Body set off the
following territory, embracing portions of the resp Give
Towns OF RoyasoD Phipston AthuIand afre-
sdld win the inhabitants there residing al establish and
incorporate q same Town with all the munIci-
pal privileges beongi Towns said territory is bonnG-
ed as follows, viz Beginning ut a stone monument sci nm
at the southeastery said Town Of Royaon and
from thence running south 10 degrees said Town of
TempletOn 303 rods a monument at the road eaaing IN
badwlnsVIe where the is nterseced by road Lead
ing to the House of E. Newton; from thence runnirg sot
90 in the Town of Templeton asa rods ~ q
stone monument set up at in the line dividing said
Tempeton from said PhipstOn thence running soutb
COZ west on the said Town line said Templeton
and FhIpston lO7 rods stone between said
Towns from thence running due 253 rods in said
Phlipston to monument the road leading to Phillips
Ton by ths house OF Kendal from thence crossing said
road and running in said of Phpston north 49, west
$40 rods to stone up town line be-
tween said Phlpston and Ashol from thence running
north 424 east on the last named Town line rods to
stone monument from thence running in said
Town OF Ahol I02 rods TO stone in the Town
line between said Atho and Phipston; from thence run
ng north 800 west on the last named Town line 80
10 stone monument at angle between said Towns of
fhpston and Atho, from thence running SO west
Ill said Athol l2S rods monument from thence running
north az west in said Ahol 200 rods monument ut the
Bears Den road so called, from thence running and
cast by the easfey side of said monuments
rom nece crossing said load and running still in said Atho
north S5i west so reds to easterly side
OF Mers River from thence running up said river in the
mdde thereoi IN said Athol about $50 rods
on the nOrthery side osad river from thence running north
p east in said Aho log monument little souther
y of the road leading Athol called Stockwe road
from thence running north 81 said rods
monument at the road last named from thence crossing
said road and running north 2 in
TO a monument from thence running north 39t in
said thO 239 rods TO the line between
said Athol and Royalsten om running north SO
east IN the last named Town line l07 rods monuments
from thence running north So in said ROyasion liz
rods to monument from thence running south SO east
said Roya'ston $50 rods monument from thence
ming north east in said ROyastOn 20 rods
from thence running south SO in said Royason FOG
rods to monument from thence running north 2,
said Royalston 20 rods to from thence
ming due east in id Royalston 81 rods monument
from thence running due north in said
monument from lhence.runnng south 955, said
hoyalston 46 rods to a monuments from thence
ming north g. in said Royason Sc to monument;
from thence running north 81 Royalston 1O9
rods from thence running south So east in
said Royaston 446 rods monument in the Town line
between said Royalston and Winchendon rom thence
running south 10 west in the line mentioned lO
rods to the place of beginning.
Your petitioners further represent that the terrtorv
above described contains about 1851 the population
South Royalston Village, called is situated the centre
OF the above described territory and is Of the
houshng villages this part of the country having sew
eral Mills and Factories operation therein and an
abundance unoccupied water said Mers river,
which passes through nearly the ofsad and
Viage all which will unquestlonaby, soon taken up
and occupied by means OF the facility afforded by the
mont and Massachusetts Railroad which passes through
the whole length of said territory upon the banks of said
river Your petitioners further represent of the
inhabitants above enumerated reside in said Village which
is four and one half miles from Royalston Centre, eight
miles from Winchendon, miles from Athol, s. 2
miles from PhilpstOn and l-2 miles from Templeton-
That the road from said village to Royaston Centre
very billy and the difficulties of travelling on such
roads and to such distance to exercise their munich
pal privileges are very great they well satisfied that
if new town be incorporated above prayed for, that it
will give new and increased encouragement the bust
and prospects of said territory, and will take
high rank to wealth and reputation with her sister
Towns in the vicinity.
Wherefore they earnestly that a Town NAV be
Incorporated as above set forth And in duty bound will
ever pray SlLAS HALE & Others.
January. 1851,