Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-08

10 me Honorabie Senate and House of Representatives
Of me Commonwealth Of Massachusetts in General
court Gf0reSdid January Session, 1851.
TIVE Subscribers hereto inhabitants of Roya,ston Phil
hpston, Athol ard Templeton in the oulty of Wor
ceser residing upon the territory herein below
respectfully request Honorable ody 10 sci off the
following territory, embracing portions of the respectiye
1oWEs OF Royalston hipston Atho and Tempeton afore
SAID with the inhabitants thereon residing and establish anil
incorporate tie Town with all the mun,ci-
pal privileges beongh Towns said territo1yi bound
ed as follows Viz Beginning at stone monument SET nm
at Tue souh-eastery W said Town of oyaston and
from thence running south 10 west in said Town of
epelo' oO5 rods to monument the road leading to
naldWVie where the intersected by road lead
ing to The House of f. Newton from thence running soutb
~ west in the Town of Templeton 453 rods 10 a
stone monument set up at the line dividing said
Iempleon from said hlipston; from thence running south
o2 west on the said Town line between said Tempeton
anu hls'on l0| rods TO stone monument between said
Towns from thence running due 253 rods in said
Fhpston to mon ment at the road Leading to Phillips
ION by the house of Kendall from thence crossing said
ana running IN said town of Phllipson north 73
o'O RODS TO stone monument up in the town lire be-
tween said Philpston and Aho; from thence running
north 424 east the last named Town line 9 rods to
stone monument from thence running north west in said
line between said Ahol and Philpston from thence run
ming north SOY the named Town line 90 rod.
to stone monument at angle between said Towns of
!hnpsoh ana Atho from thence running north SO west
IN said Athol l26 rods monuments from thence running
north AZ west in said Ahol eco rods monument ut the
bear Den road, so Called from thence running north
east by the easery side Of said 80 rods to
from thence crossing said road and running still in said Atho
north 80 west go reds monument on the easerlv side
oil Mers River from thence running I'M said river IN the
middle thereof i'll said Athol about $50 to monument
on the northery side from thence
q east in said Athol los monument little sou1her.
~ OF the road leading to Aho called Stockwe road
from thence running north 81 east in said Atho 40 rods ~
monument at the road last named from thence crossing
said road and running north II said Atho l66 rods
10 monument from thence running north s9J in
sad Atho 239 rods the tOn line between
said Athol and ROyalsen from thence rum ne north SO
east in the last named Town line 107 to monument
from thence running north So east in said Royason 1l2
rods to monument from thence running south So east IN
said Royaston $50 rods to from thence run
ming north east in said Royason 2e rods monument;
from lnence running south 81 east in said Royalton 206
to a monument from Themes running north 2 east in
said Royalston 20 rods to from thence run
ming due east in id Royaston 81 rods a monument
from thence rnhI due north in said Royaston 275 rods to
monument from thence running south $50, in said
Royalston 46 rods to monument; fiom thence run
ming north east i'll said Royaston Sc rods a monument;
from thence running north 67 in said ASTON O9
rods to monument from thence running south So in
said RoyalsOn 4f8 rods monusaent i'll the Town line
between said Royalston and Winchendon /; thence
running south 10 the line mentioned lOl
rods to the place of beginning.
Your petitioners further represent that the territory
above described about acres the population
upon which at the last 1872 ard 2l4 pos that
South Royalston Village called is situated i'll the
OF the above described territory and is one of the
fourhng vages in this part Of the country having sew
eral Mills and Factories in operation therein,
abundance of unoccured water power said Mes river
which passes through nearly the centre ofad territory and
Village, all which will unquesonably, be taken up
and occupied by means OF the facility afforded by the Yer
mont and Massachusetts Railroad which passes through
the whole lergh OF said territory UPON the banks Of said
river Your petitioners further represent of
is four and half miles from oyaston Centre eight
miles from Winchendon, miles from Aihol l-2
miles from Phillipston and l-2 miles from Templeon-
That the roads from said village to Royalson Centre
very hly and the difficulties of travelling on such
roads and to snch distance exercise their munich
pal privileges are very great they well satisfied that
if town be Incorporated above prayed for that it
will give new und increased encouragement the
ness and prospects of said territory and soon take
hi2h rank as to wealth and population with her sister
Towns in that vicinity.
Wherefore they earnestly pray that Town NAV be
Incorporated as above set FORTH And in duty bound will
ever pray SlLAS HALE & others.
January, 1851.