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History
From the
History of Conway 1767-1917 pg 83
The Conway
Sportsman's club was formed in 1913 with the assistance of Game
Warden Ruberg at Greenfield. It's influence is expected to protect
game from lawless destruction. It is also actively engaged in
stocking the streams with large-mouthed bass, pike, perch, and
hornput from the state hatcheries have been placed in lake Wequanock.
Trout fry and fingerlings have been put into various brooks of this
locality. Pheasants have been received from the state game
commission and turned loose in the woods. The annual supper of the
club is a very popular event when members of the state commission
and other speakers of reputation have addressed the club and it's
quests.
The officers in 1916 were: President Alexander Sinclair, Secretary &
Treasurer A.A. Belair, Directors Edward Atthauser, Allen R. Cook,
Edward Graves, Alexander Sinclair, A.A. Belair.
These days the
club sponsors youth events, sporting clays shoots, 3D bow shoots,
and special events on the club grounds and in the town of Conway.
The club maintains a youth scholarship. There is a pheasant raising
and release program. Fund raising events include the game
supper, gun raffle, and lucky duck race. Club meetings take place
the first Thursday evening of the month at 7pm.
The Conway Sportsman's Club facilities are located on
3 parcels of land totaling more that 100 acres in the town of Conway
as described:
First.
Beginning at the northeast corner of the granted premises at a stake
and stones running on land late of William Sterns to the old road
over "Allen Hill" so-called: thence southerly on said old road to
land of Mr's Charles F. Elmer; thence southwesterly on said Mrs.
Elmer's land and land of Boyden Lee, known as the Wright Lot, to the
home farm of said Mrs. Elmer; thence northeasterly on said Mrs.
Elmer's land to said William Stearns' land; thence northerly on said
Stearns' land to the place of beginning; containing 68 acres, more
or less.
Second.
Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the granted premises,
running weterly on the old road over "Allen Hill" to land of Stephen
Daniels; thence easterly on said Daniels' land and land of the late
William Stearns to the old road to the Tobey place; thence by said
old road to Tobey's on late William Stearns' land to the place of
the beginning; containing 15 acres, more or less. Also a right of
way by said "Allen Hill" road to land of Mrs. Elmer
Being the same
premises conveyed to us by Ethel P. Moors by her deed dated May 7,
1936, and to be recorded herewith.
Third.
Beginning on the northerly side of an old road, at the southwest
corner of the granted premises, at a stake and stones, running
easterly on land now or formerly of Ella M. Elmer, the same being on
said old road, fifty-seven rods to land now or formerly of said Ella
M. Elmer, thence northerly then easterly on said land now or
formerly of said Elmer to land late of William Sterns, thence
northerly on said Sterns land to land now or formerly of Darius F.
Young, thence on said land now or formerly of said Young and Bear
River westerly to the northwest corner of the granted premises,
thence southerly on said land now or formerly of said Young to the
place of beginning. Containing twenty-four acres, more or less.
Being the same premises conveyed to the Conway Sportsmans Club, Inc.
by deed of Fred W. Carrol and Charles W. Goodwin dated October 5,
1964 and recorded in the Franklin County Registry of Deeds, Book
1179 Page 84,
* Lake
Wequanock is the body of water that existed above the damn by Fred
Eldridye's driveway on the south river.
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