Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-12
Pipe Clay,
Legal Notices.

te honorabte senate and House Of Representatives
Court assembled January Session, 1851. "'
THE Subscribers hereto inhabitants of Roval d.,
Ipston, Athol and Templeon in the County Of W
respectfully request your Honorable Body to SET off The
following territory embracing portions Of the resnectv
Towns oil Royalston Phipston Atholand Tempeton afoe
said with the inhabitants thereon residing and establish anil
Incorporate the same Town with all the mnnci
pal privileges belonging to Towns Said erritorvis bound
ed as follows, viz Beginning a monument set nm
at the southeastey of said Town of RovaIon and
from thence running south I0s west in said Town NJ
Templeon 303 rods monument at the road LEADING IN
Badwinvle where the is nterscced bv road IesI
ing to the House of E. Newton; from thence nnno sont
20s west in the Town of Templeton 453 rods ~
stone monument set the line DIVIDING sail
Tempeton from said Phipston thence rnnnino Sou,
63 west on the said Town line between said Templeton
ana Fhihpston l01 rods TO stone between sajd
towns from thence running due 253 rods in said
Inllipson to monument at the road leading to PbiIps-
ton by the house of Kendall from thence crossig sd
road and running in said town of Phpson north739 west
$40 rods to stone monument up the town line be-
tween sad Phiipston and Athol; from thence ranning
north "a east on the last named Town line SO rods tn
stone monuments from thence running north west in said
Town oil Athol I02 rods to stone monument in the Town
line between said Athol and Phlipson from thence RIM
nng north SOY west on the last named Town line 90 rod.
TO stone monument at an angle between said Towns If
fhpston ana Atho from thence running north 597 west
IN said Atho 28 rods to monument from thence running
north 80 west in said Aho 200 rods monument at The
Bear Den road so called, from thence running north &c
east by the eastery side of said road rods
from tece crossing said road and running still said Aho
north So west so reds the easerlv sid
OF Mlllers River from thence running up said river in the
middle thereof in said Aho about $50 reds to monument
ON the northery side ofsa rivers thence runnin
~ east in said Atho 08 rods monument little soutber
y OF the road leading to Aho called ockweI road
from thence running north So in said Aho 40 rods 10
monument at the road last named from thence crossg
said road and running north in said Atho I66 rods
to monument; from thence running north s9I aeastin
said Atho 239 rods to in town line between
sad Athol and Royasten from thence rum ng north 98a
east in the last named Town 1O7 rods to monnment
from thence running north 58s in said Rovason i2
RODS to monument from thence running south So east IN
SAID Royaston $50 rods to from thence run
ODDS
from thence running south So said Royalston 206
to monument from Themes running nor,h % east IN
SAID Royalston 20 rods to monument from thence run
nng due east in i'd Royalston 81 rods to a monument
from thence running due north in said Royalston PTS rods 10
amonument from thence south 95As east in said
hoyalston 46 rods to monument; from thence run
ming north Sc east in said Royason36 rods 10 run.
from thence running north 67s east in said Royasto IND
rods to monument from thence running south east in
sad Royalston 448 rods to in the Town line
between said RoyastOn and Winchendon from thence
running south 10 the town line last enrioned mi
rods to the place of beginning.
Your petitioners further represent that the ter,or.
above described contains about 1851 acres the
upon which at the last 1872 and 24 polls that
south Royaston Village called is situated in the centre
OF the above described territory and is one of the ot
hourishng vsges in this part of the country having Sew
era Mills and Factories in operation therein and an
abundance ofnoccuped water power said Mier river
which passes through nearly the territory and
village, all which will unquestionaby soon be taken nm
ana occupied by means OF the facilities afforded by the Yer
mont and Massachusetts Railroad which passes tbrougb
the whole length of said territory upon the banks of said
river Your petitioners further represent that most of the
inhabitants above enumerated reside said Village which
IS tour and one half miles from Royason Centre eight
miles from Winchendon seven miles from AthoI I-2
miles from Phillpston and 12 miles from Tempeton-
That the roads from said village Royalston Centre
are very billy and the difficulties of travelling on such
ROADS ana to snch distance to exercise their munich
pal privileges are very great they well satisfied that
II new town be incorporated above prayed for that it
Will give new and increased encouragement to the bust
ness and prosperity of said territory and will soon take
nish rank as to wealth and population with her sister
Towns in that vicinity
Wherefore they earnestly pray that new Town NAV be
Incorporated as ABOVE set iorth And in duty bound will
pray. SILAS HALE e. otba-s "
January, 1851.