Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-14

Of t5 aoorte senate and House ofRe esearatipe
G g' Hhao,'tct"Fh Of Massachusetts in GeocrnJ
rT nm as es$e"'olea January Session, 1851
NE Subscribers hereto, inhabitants Of Povs1s. M,
cester ro; noi ana Ten peton in the County of W.
S'er, residing upon the territory Eerein hens i
following tert Your Honorable Body TO set Off tbe
towns oil koyason Phipstoa Stbo ana tn, aes
ncornorae tba thereon residing, establish and
Pa privileges belonging to Towns si an ue inunc
AZ tbe s,N ;, VIZ beginning a stone monument s, nv
lue south-easterly corner Of said Town f o SCI ~
om mence running south To- west in 10y l ahd
on oO9 rods to monument at the road Sf ~
Ddu"lnNHle where the same is inersec,aJ ~ 10
ing to the House Of E. Newton; from tbe ny d ROAD Lead
w west IN the Town of Templeton 458 ' rogs SCUM y,
Stone monument set up at in the line
Iempeton from said Phllipson; from Iberre saio
o24 west on the said Town line between said Tars1t
ana fhllson l07 rods to a monument betyeem iJ
b bvws from thence running due 253 rods in said
FhIpston to monument the road leading IN pbl;rs
o py e mouse OF F. kendal from thence crossing said
90 anu running IN SAID town Of Phillipson north73a west
3IU rods to stone monument set up in the town Inc
wen saa FhlIpston and Athol from thence rnnnrr
north 4z4 east on the last named Town line "a roo 70
stone monuments from thence runnjno ror,b 94 49,
Town OF Athol lO2 rodsto stone monument in tbo r
line between said htho and Phllinston from tban Umh
ng hOIh 9O4 west ON the last named Town line on rod
10 stone monument an angle between said IT ~ iuu
hPS.o ana Atnoi from thence running north 59s west
IN said Ahol 1913 rods monument; from thence ,ni
north ~ west in said Alhol 200 rods to monument t &
Bear Den road, called from thence running north 81
east by e eastery side of said road 80 monument
from thence crossing said road running I'M in said i
hoth 80 west 80 reds monument on the easerlv side
Dsaid riva u
nu9le tiereol IN sad tho about $50 rods monument
OIL the northery side ofsad from thence
- east III sad Atho 100 rods little sonher
OF the road leading to Aho called the SockweiI road
from thence running north 54s said Atho % rods to
monument at the road last named from thence crossing
sad road and running north west in said 6tho 166 rod
toa monument from thence running north 9e1 east in
SAD Atn0 239 rods the town line between
said Atho and Royasten from thence runn mo- portb oos
east m me last named Town line 107rods to a monument
from thence running $50 east in said Rovalson I'D
roas 70 monument from thence running south % east IN
tn N
ng north q east in said RoyaIston 2S rods TO mmment
from thence running south So in said RoyaIston 206
10 monument from thence running north g east in
said Royalston 20 rods to monument from thence RIM
nng due east in id Royalsto 81 rods to monument
, ece ruehlI que north i'll said Royaston 275 rods to
amonument from thence running south S51s east in said
foyaston 46 rods to a monument: from thence nm
hg hoIth east III SAID Royalston36 rods a monument;
from thence running north 67 in said Rovaston 100
r0ds 70 monument from thence running south in
sad Royaston 448 rods to monument in the Town line
DetWeen sad Royaston and Wnchendon from thence
running south 10" the town line Ias
rods to the place Of beginning
your petitioners further represent that the Tertiary
above described contains about acres the nonnato
upon which at the last 1872 and PA pos that
SCUM f9yason Village, so called is situated the centre
the above described territory and is one of the most
hourshg villages in this part of the country having sew
eal Mills and Factories now in operation therein and an
abundance of unoccupied power on said Mer river
which passes through nearly the centre osad TERRITORY and
village, all which will unquestonably soon he taken nm
ana occupied by means of the facilities afforded by the Yer
mont and Massachusetts Railroad which passes through
the whole length of said territory upon the banks of said
Aou petitioners Iurtner represent that of the
mhaoants above enumerated reside said Village which
is four and one half miles from Royason Centre eight
miles from Winchendon, miles from Athol 6 l-2
miles from Phllipston and l-2 miles from Tempeon-
mat the roads from said village Royason Centre
are very billy and the difficulties of travelling on such
roads and snch distance to exercise their munici
pa privileges are very great they satisfied that
anew town be Incorporated above prayed for that it
VIII give new and increased encouragement to the bs-
ness and prosperity of said territory will soon take
high rank as to wealth and population with her sister
Towns in that vicinity.
wherefore they earnestly pray that Town may be
incorporated as above set FORTH And in duty bound will
ever pray SILAS HALE & others.
January, 1851.