Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-17

t N a 'eora'fe Ne'"e ant House OF Rearesgs,q,,ue
C,, ne CoLqm9ng'rW n B!assacb1setts in Gene,
Cot.t assemble Janua'y Session. 1851 " '''''O
lie Subscribers hereto inhabitants Of oatn d.,
cesnr i i Athol and Templeton in the County Of W.
i"ls upon the territory herein heIoW des,ribad
folio,fn@ iutSt Your Honorable 2u!v to sci or the
TTno"tg territory, embracing por,ions az The SO vi me
said T;b hilpston Athol and Temneton aCore
'le l"haullants thereon residing and estobI;sb -
J NY Ioia'e te same a new Town Win Oh b anu
"a "a PtmeseS oePngng 10 Towns said territory 10 bi
~ tha ows w beginning at a stone ntnIniert , 70
az Tue south-easterly Of said Tow, f SCI up
I'm tnehce running south lOa west in sa3 T anu
5enpelon, SOB rods to a monument AT The I 1oMn oil
Daid"mvnlt where the same is ntersecaJ % eaus TO
ing 70 the House of F. Newton; from thence ~ iU e
W west IN the Town Of Templeon A59 ni is souh
stone monument up corner in the Inc ious 70 a
1empeton from said Fhipston; from beur saiu
65l west the said Town line betweer i5 s SCUM
ana thston IG1 rods TO stone monument between said
towns from thence running due west 253 rods in STA
inilpsh 70 monument at the road leading to Phillips
Ton by the house of Kendall from thence crossing said
road and running in said town of Phpston mornings wet
olo rous TO stone monument up in the town line he
tween sald Fhlpson and AthOl; from thence rnnring
go ~ eds' on me last named Town line SO rods to a
stone monuments from thence running North 3s west in said
oWh oil Atol lO2 rods to monument in the Town
he petWeen sald Athol and Phipston; from thence RIM
nig north soy west the last named Town Inc on -
no stone monument at an angle between said Towns of
PhlPton and Athol from thence running north 59s Vest
in said Atho 1913 rods monument from thence prni
north 40 west in said Atol eco to monument at the
Bear Den road so called from thence running north sc
east by the eastey side of said road 80 rods
from thence crossing said road and running still said Aho
north So west 80 reds monument on the easerIv side
OF MIXERS River from thence running up said river in the
middle thereof in said Athol about $50 rods to monument
on the nortery side ofsaid river from thence running north
b east in said Athol l03 rods to monument little sonher
~ OF the road leading to Atho called the Stockye road
from thence running north 54 said Aho 42 rods to
monument at the road last named from thence crossing
sad road and running north II in said Aho 66 rods
to monuments from thence running north 99le in
said Ahol 239 rods the town line between
sad Atnol and koyaten from thence ng north 69s
east in the last named Town line lO7 rods to monument
from hehce running north So east in said ROyason 1I2
ro9s 10 monument from thence running south SS
said Royalston $50 rods monument from thence run
ming north 2 east in said Royaston 28 rods monuments
from thence running south So in said ROyaston 2O6
to a monument from thence running north 2s east in
said Royalston 20 rods to from thence run
ming due east in i'd Roy ASTON 81 rods to monument
from thence runnr due north i'll said Royason PTS rods to
monument from thence running south e55a east in said
Royalston 46 rods to a monument: fom thence nm
ming north s. said Royalston36 rods to monuments
from thence running north 67e east in said Royalston 09
rods to monument from thence running south So east in
said Royaston 44S rods TO monument in the Town line
between said Royalston and Winchendon from thence
running south l0 the line mentioned lOlI
rods to the place of beginning
Your petitioners further represent that the territory
above described contains about 591 the population
upon which at the last 1872 24 poIs that
South Royaston Village, called situated centre
of the above described territory and is one of the most
honrishng villages in this part of the country, having
eral Mills and Factories now in operation therein,
abundance of unoccuped power said Mers river
which passes through nearly the ofsad territory and
Village, all which will mquestionahly. soon be taken up
and occupied by 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
river Your petitioners further represent of
inhabitants above enumerated, reside in said Village which
is four and half miles from Royalston Centre eight
miles from Winchendon, miles from Athol, l-2
miles from Philpston aid l-2 miles from Tempeton-
That the roads from said village to Royason Centre
very hly and the difficulties of travelling on such
roads and to such distance their munich
pal privileges are very great they well satisfied that
new town be Incorporated above PRAYED for
will give new and increased encouragement to the
ness and prosperity OF said territory, and will take
ngh rank as to wealth and population with her sister
Towns in that vicinity.
Wherefore they earnestly pray that Town be
Incorporated as above set forth And duty bound will
ever pray. SILAS HALE g. others.
January, 1851.