Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-15


Of M 10 Sorasle Heaote and House Of Reyre.eo,,e
G gte Commonmfath Of MassIcbl,set, e,eI.at.0
,,s oSSe"'ole' JenVay Session 1851 9" U''e'
N ~ subscribers hereto. inhabitants ,r d ,-
lfstoi Atho and Templeton in tl 60 ais'ol'
reseI' residing upon the territorv bi Golty o. M"-
foIovng Gttst Your Honorable BODY 70 ser or 1S
trg territory embracing porrious &c ~ 10 SCI Oh me
iGTs OF koy ason, PhlIpson ktbol r e respective
jncornorat ~, naul'ilts thereon residing and estib IN
Iuiale tie same as new Town Win IN aOllsu ana
pa PilNieses beongh Towns Said ti, le nuhcl-
ar tho - w beginning at stone m,nIpr;er, 80 ,
a. tue south-easlery corner Of said Town or se w
rom thence running south lOsw in ~ toil ana
bbeiIpieion 305 rods to monument at the road le; -
u"IINlIe Where the same is nterseced bv road is,T
ing TO the House of E. Newton; from thence Ipp,i eG
~ west IN the Town of Templeton AKA rnds ~,
ofheht set up at corner in the line dividing said
ae9pleton from said Phillpson from ibence rrnnno go,
oo west on the said Town line between said Temnleo
T hIston lgI rods to stone monument between said
pbi1 nun thehce running due west 253 rods in sid
Ihpston to monument at the road eadin 10 Or i,i;
ION by Ile house of Kendall from thence LIZ
ana running IN said town of Phinston nortb79s a
3'o RODS TO stone monument set nm in tbe 80, VS.
tween sad Phllipston and Athol; from thence rnpi
horth 423 east on the last named Town line 90 ~ ns
stone monument; from thence running north as VG 70
Town OF AthOl 102 rods to stone nonnn,ent in ~
lne between said Atho and Phjipston from hanca
ng north 500 west the last named Town limo On o
10 stone monument at angle between said Towns of
rhpsto and Athol from thence Running north 59s west
III SUD amor ny rods to monument from thence running
north 49, west in said AtIol 200 rods to NJ he
Bear Den road, called from thence running north a.
east by the easery side of said road 80 rods To
18th crossing SAID road and running still in said Athoi
norm 90 west 80 reds monument on the eastery sid
VI HileI > river from thence
middle thereof in said Atho about 25O rods to
on the northery side ofsaid rver from thence
q east IN said Atho lG8 rods monu ent little sonber
~ OF le road leading to Athol, called the Stockve road
from thence running north 54S east in said tbo 10 rods ~
monument at the road last named from thence CROSSING
sad road and running north west in said Aho 66 rods
10 monument; from thence running north 99I east in
SAD amor 239 rods the town line between
said Atho and Royalsten from thence rnnn no or,b eea
east III me last named Town line 07rods to a monument
from thence running north So east in said Rovaston I12
said n rom thence running south s6a
ng north 2 east in said Royaston 20 rods to monument:
from thence running south So said RevaIston 2O6
10 a monument from thence running north % east in
SAID Royalston 20 rods monument from thence nm
nlng due east in id ROyaIston 81 rods to monument
from thence running due north in said 2 rods to
monument IRON thence running south 654s in said
ltoyalston 40 rods to monument; from thence runs
lng nor 8 east IN said RoyasOn36 rods monument;
nun thence running north 81 east in said Royalston O9
RODS to monument from thence running south in
salu Koyalson 448 rods TO monument the Town line
DetWeeh sald Royalston and Winchendon from thence
running south To- the line last mentioned lO1
rods to the place fbeginning.
your petitioners further represent that the territory
above described contains about O9I acres the ponnato1
upon which at the last census 752 and PA POLLS that
South Reyaston Village called situated in he centre
OF the above described territory and Is one NJ the nost
hourhng villages in this part of the country HAVING sew
era Mills and Factories now in oneration ~ ora; r.
abundance oil unoccuped water power said Mir river
which passes through nearly the centre osad territory and
Vlage all which will mquestionably, soon be taken up
ana occupied by means of the facilities afforded nv the Yer
mont and Massachusetts Railroad which passes through
the whole length of said territory upon the banks of said
pe'ioes luI ther represent that most OF the
mhanltants above enumerated reside said Village which
Tour and one half miles from Royalston Centre eight
miles from Wnchendon miles from Athol 6 ~
miles from Phiipston and l2 miles from Temnleton-
That the roads from said village to Royalston Centre
are very billy and the difficulties of travelling on such
roaas ana TO such distance to exercise their munich
pal privileges very great they are well satisfied that
@ new town be Incorporated as above prayed for
WIZ give new ana increased encouragement the bust
ness and prosperity of said territory ard will soon fake
nigh rank as to wealth and population with her sister
Towns in that vicinity.
Wherefore they earnestly pray that a new Town NAV be
incorporated as above set forth An4rAizAi1
JANUARY, 1851.