Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-06

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatus
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Gtne n,
Court aforesaid January Session, 1851.
1--WE Subscribers hereto, inhabitants of Phil
L hpson, AthOl and Templeton in the Couny of Wor-
ceste residing upon the territory herein below described
respectfully request your Honorable Body set off the
following territory, embracing portions of the respective
IOWns oil Royaston Phpston Ab6 and Temple on afore
said with the inhabitants thereon residing and establish and
incorporate the same new Town with all the munic
pal privileges belonging Towns Said territory bound
ed as follows, viz Beginning monument set IN
at the south-eastery of said Town and
from thence running south 10 degrees Town of
Templeton 303 rods to the road leading to
Badwnsvie where the is intersected road lead
ing to the House OF O. Newton from thence running
~ west IN the Town of Tempeton 453 rods 10
stone monument set in the line dividing said
Templeton from said Phipston from thence running south
oo3 west on the said Town line between said Tempeton
and Phlipston l07 rods monument between said
Towns from thence running due 253 rods in said
fhlpson TO monument at the road leading to Phillips
ton by tbs house of Kendall from thence crossing said
road and running said town of Phpson north IS west
31O rods to stone monument up the town line be.
tween said Phipston and Ash0l from thence running
north 42a east on the last named Town line SO rods TO
stone monument from thence running north west in said
Town of Athol 1902 stone monument in the Toyvn
line between said Athol and Philpston from thence RIM
ming north 500 last named Town line on
10 stone monument at angle between said Towns of
n n a and Athoi from thence running north 50
north AZ west in said AthO 200 rods to o., III,
east Nv ,b 80 Gale1 IRON thence running north
from thence crossing said road still said Atho
norm 9oI west W reds to monument the eastery sde
oil Mers River from thence running up said river in the
middle thereof said Atho $50 rods to monument
on the nortne side OF said rver from thence running
u east III SAID Atho lOS rods little souther-
y of the road leading Athol the Stockwel road
from thence running north 81 in said Athol AZ
monument at the road last from thence crossing
said road and running north 2 said Ato i66 rods
to- monument from thence running north s94 east in
sad Athol Z39 rods to monument in the between
said Atho and ROyasten rom thence running north so
east in the last named Town line rods to monument
from thence running north So said Royalston
rods to monument from thence running south So east IN
said Royason $50 rods monument from thence run
ming north east in said Royalston 2s rods to
HOH tntHCe running south ~
rods to monument from thence running north q east in
said Royalston rods to monument from thence
ming due east in id Roy ASTON 81 rods to monument
Iron" thence running due north in said Royaston 27 rods to
monument from south ssh east in said
Royaston 46 rods to a monument; from thence run i,
ming north east in said Royaston Sc rods to
IRON lhence running north 81 in said Royalston O9
rods 10 monument from thence running south 68 east in
said Royaston 449 rods a monument in the Town line
between said Royalston and Winchendon from thence
running south 10 west in the line last mentioned IOl
rods to the place of beginning.
Your petitioners further represent the terrific ~
above described contains about acres the
upon which at the last 1872 and 2l4 oils that
south Koyalston Village called, situated The centre
te ABOVE described territory and is of most
hourshing villages in this part OF the country having sew
era Mills and Factories in operation therein and an
abundance OF unoccuped water said Mes river
which passes through nearly centre of territory and
village all which will unquestlonaby, soon be taken up
ana occupied by means OF the facility afforded 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 most of the
sohts ABOVE enume ated, reside in said Village which
Is four and one half miles from Royaston Centre eight
Hnes from WlnCnend0n, seven miles from Athol I-2
miles from Phipston and l-2 miles from Temnleon
That the road from said village Royalston Centre
are very hly and the difficulties of travelling such
rosds AMI TO snch distance to exercise their munich
pal privileges are very great they well satisfied that
new town be Incorporated above prayed for that it
VIII give new and increased encouragement the bust
ness and prospects of said territory ard will soon take
nigh rank as to wealth and reputation with her sister
Towns in the vicinity.
Wherefore they earnestly pray that new Town NAV be
incorporated above forth And as in duty bound viii
ever pray. SII,AS HALE a utbers
|. January, 1851.