Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-31

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COW
MoNwEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, IN GENER-
Al COURT ASSEMBLED:
We the undersigned. inhabitants Of the town Of Sutton
in the county Of Worcester respectfully represent that
their interest and convenience would be very much ad
vancd by taking from the town Of Sutton aforesaid an
anuexing to the town of Douglas in said comfy that part
of the territory Of the town of Sutton lying within ami
adjoining the territorial lines OF School Districts Nos Is
and in in said Sutton Sail three district' contain
about Ct square miles of the Of the town OF
Sutton is about SO square miles leaving about 29} square
meE Of territory TO the town Of Sutton The surrounding
boundary lines Of said town of Sutton and Of said three
districts together, will appear apon map of the same
herewith exhibited The population Of the town Of SUIT
ton the first day Of June, A. D. 1885, 2712 The
population Of the said three districts at the time
SIS The valuation of the Estates in the Town Of Sutton
on the first day of May, A D. 1855 s9S7 467. The
valuation OF the Estates lying within said three school
districts at the time S14S933 Your petition
would further represent that they have very little bug
mess intercourse with the central part OF the town of SUIT
ton that great majority of them subjected to great
Inconvenience in attending meetings and performing
other town business being obliged 10 travel from Eve to
six miles, over very billy roads, generally in bad cond
tom whereas very many OF petitioners Should said
annexation take place. would have only from three to four
miles to travel to attend town meetings and other town
business, and that good and permanent roads gen.
eraj and that your petitioners have considerable bus
ness transactions with the uh abtants Of Douglas
than with any other town adjoining sutton with SUIT
ton ITSELF Wherefore your petitioners pray that the ter
roTy included within the geographical lines of said three
school districts may be taken from said Sutton, and
nexed to the town of Douglas and as in duty bound will
ever pray. JOHN DARLING, and others.
Sutton, Feb. 1, 1856.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
In Senate January %, 1857 On the Petition aforesaid
Ordered That the Petitioners atested copy Of
their Petition, with this Order thereon, be served
upon the town clerks Of several towns Of Sutton and
Douglas also that atested copy of the same be
published three times at least in the Daily Worcester
Spy and in the Daily Worcester Transcript, = said
service to be at least fourteen days. and said last puhca
ton to be days at least before the seventeenth day
OF February nexhat all persons interested may then ap
pear and shew cause if any they have, why the prayer
OF said Petition should not be granted.
Sent down for concurrence. p. L. COX, Clerk,
In the House of Representatives, Jan. "a 1851. Con-
CURED. WILLIAM STOWE Clerk
i8l dSt P. Il. cox, Clerk Of the Senate.
NOTICE. The Subscriber, having been duly ap.
IL pointed seaer of Weights and Measures, calls up.
on all persons to bring in their Scales steey ards and
Measures, and have them sealed.
WIN. THOMPSON, MerrifeIds Building
Cypress street, third door from Exchange street.
Ps.-scales and steelyaris repaired
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UNION BILLIARD HALL,
226 Main Street, Up Stairs
i2S dam j. o. WARE, Proprietor
DROvIDENCE AND WORCESTER
RAILROAD COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders of the Prov-
dence and Worcester Railroad Company will be held at
Railroad Hall. IN Providence, r. l.. on MONDAY Febru
sy I'd at 10 O'Clock A. for the purpose of choosing
such other business as may legally come before them.
Pea order, JOHN R. BALCH, Clerk.
Providence. Jan. 17th 1857. dim jill
NOTICE To SHIPPERS.-Th The Steamers
" of the Commercial Steamboat Company running be
tween New York and Providence case of Long Island
Found being ossuced by ice stop the passage
Of steam vessels will make their passages outside of
Long lslsnd via Sandy Hook. Shippers please take
ice that the Company intend sending their Steamers by
be- BUFFUM Agent
Worcester, Jan. is 1867. dim ii7
| NOTICE TO SHIPPERS of FREIGHT
| ~ TO AND FROM NEW YORK.-shippers of freight
| o and from New York via Norwich and Worcester r.
H. viii please take notice that the Steamers OF the Nor
Vsh Line will be sent outside of Long Island via Sandy
look case the Sound should be obsucted by ice as
make the passage hazardous or impossible
c, TURNER, Transportation Ag't
Worcester jar. 18th, 1857 DIV JIG
asEssszsss1, NORWICH AND wORCES-
| Stss TER R. NOTICE.
There viii he no Steamboat PAssexosR rtrain new
1 Vorh- III
daily Freight Train viii continue to ruu and connect
sih the Steamers of the line, which will run outside
Long Island Sound until the Sound is open again.
Freight will be sent forward with all possible dispatch
! @ s. TURNER, Transportation Agent
| Worcester, January %, 1857. diff j23
| Nv ROAD COMPANY DIvIDBND.-A Semi annual
nVdend OF Two Dollars Share has been declared on
tie Stock of this Company payable at the Office of the
Treasurer in Worcester 10th inst to the holders
| ~ etock on The hrst day of Jan inst.
! 7, W HAMMOND, rreas'r
Worcester. Jan. 1857. DIV iIO
| EDROPRIETORS of the BAY STATE
| q HOUSE, IN WORCESTER, ANNUAL MEETING.
Inc holders OF the Capital Stock the Propretors of the
Bay state House in Worcester are hereby notified that
sgreeaby to vote and order of the Directors of said
OoIporaon the Annual Meeting Of said Corporation will
e holden at the Bay State House in Worcester on the
isst in January, the 2Shinst. at o'clock
| I'm, Tor The flowing named purposes, to wit:
ls 10 choose all officers of said Corporation required
Dy law the BY Laws of the IN ha a.
| meeting Of the Corporation.
I'd To hear the Reports of the Directors and OF any
Committees and act anything relative thereto
Per Order of the Directors
| T. w. HARMON d, Treasurer.
Worcester, Jan 20, 1857. dtm i2i
! CT, DR.. CHILDS, DENTIST,
| GIYrES NO. FOG MAIN Street,
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