History of Cheshire and Sullivan counties, New Hampshire, Part 152

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1200


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life, he spent the summer seasons. He had also become the owner of the Lake View House and farm on which it stood. But his health failed, and he died on the 25th of January, 1882, aged seventy-three, and his large property fell mainly to his daughter, Mrs. Frances M. Dana, wife of Colonel George Dana, of Newport, who has in a faithful and energetic manner endeav- ored to carry out Mr. Burke's plans.


The dimensions of this large propeller are eighty-seven feet in length, eighteen feet beam. She has a double deck, and is capable of carry- ing five or six hundred passengers.


So far as it concerns boating on Sunapee Lake, we have traced the matter up to date (1885); but on the shores of the lake great improvements have, in the mean time, been made. At Lake View some dozen cottages have been erected for summer occupancy; at Blodgett's four times that number ; this last being a pub- lie resort for camp-meetings and great gatherings. At " Pine Cliff" quite a number of attractive cottages have been built, and are fully occupied during the summer by their opulent owners.


THE HOTELS only remain to be noticed in connection with the outcome of the town's prosperity and its probable future.


" The Sunapee House " was built by C. Y. & N. S. Gardner, about forty years ago, and for some years was occupied as a tenement building ; but has for nearly thirty years been kept as a public-house. The present landlords are Lafayette and Frank Colby. This tavern is kept open throughout the year.


The "Lake View House" was erected by Lafayette Colby in 1875, and was run by him for a few years.


Mr. Colby was really the pioneer in the large hotel business connected with the in- creasing interest in the lake as a place of'sum- mer resort.


The "Runals House" was built in 1877, by Albert Runals and John Y. Gardner. Mr. Runals died February 13, 1882, aged seventy-two, and the interest in the hotel is


now held by his relict, Lucy Runals, in conjunc- tion with Mr. Gardner.


The accommodating power of these last two hotels does not differ greatly, being something like a hundred apiece ; and now the demand is for more hotels.


Conjectures cannot be history ; but the un- mistakable indications are that Sunapee is des- tined to be an important place of summer resort ; and if the next decade shall be as fruit- ful of progress as the immediate past has been, a spectacle of improvement will be witnessed that at the present hour might be deemed im- possible.


NAMES OF PRESENT BUSINESS MEN.


GRANITE HAME-WORKS .- George H. Bart- lett and Irving G. Rowell.


WHEELWRIGHT .- Moses A. Young.


SAW-MILLS .- Franklin Blodgett, Edward R. Sargent, Solon W. Abbott, Willis W. Trow.


MERCHANTS .- Nathan P. S. Baker, Wil- liam Russell, Joseph Russell, Knowlton & Sargent.


MANUFACTURER OF EXCELSIOR .- W. C. Stocker.


TANNER .- Gabe T. Young.


LIVERY STABLES .- Frank Blodgett, Albert Huntoon.


SHOE STIFFENINGS .- John A. Tucker Son


FURNITURE, ETC .- Thomas P. Smith.


GRIST-MILLERS .- D. A. George, Puring- ton & Bartlett.


BLACKSMITHS .- Asahel Lear, Moses C. Muzzey, Amos D. Carnes.


RAKES AND HANDLES .- James Perkins, George E. Alexander, Benjamin R. Sleeper.


MACHINIST AND FOUNDER .-- Nathan Smith. TIN-SMITII .- Fred. C. Keyes.


SHOEMAKER .- Jeremiah W. Merrill. BUTCHER .- George S. Reed.


CARPENTERS AND JOINERS .- Steplien Wood- ward, John V. Sargent, Moses L. Sargent, Orren Cross.


WALLETS .- Moses L. Sargent.


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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.


THE RUNALS FAMILY.


This branch of the Runals family traces its descent from Ayrshire, Scotland. The geneal- ogy has been carefully traced, with great labor and research, by Rev. M. T. Runorels, A.M., Sanbornton, N. H.


John Runals, the first descendant, settled in Dover, 1718, soon after moved to Durham (now Lee). His son Abraham is spoken of as a brave Scotch patriot. He, with five of his eight sons, served their country with distinction in the Revolutionary War.


Jonathan, his seventh son, came to Concord ; married Dorothy Dimon; died 1779; settled as a clothier near Turkey River, in Concord ; soon after moved to Deering. Being the seventh son of his father's family he was consulted, ac- cording to the custom of the times, by hundreds of people for the cure of scrofula and other diseases.


Samuel, eldest son of Jonathan and Dorothy Runals, was born in Concord, July 30, 1781 ; married, April 26, 1809, Eliza Lovejoy ; was a millwright. He resided successively in Bradford, Hopkinton, West Boscawen, Mere- dith Bridge and other towns, as his business required. He came back to Concord, where he, with his companion, spent the remainder of his days, tenderly cared for by their children.


Albert Runals, who is more immediately the subject of this sketch, was the eldest child of Samuel and Eliza Runals, and was born in Brad- ford, December 23, 1809. He, like most poor youths of his time, was early taught to labor for his support, and assist his father in the maintenance of his young family. His schooling was limited to three months in winter, earning his board by tending the stock for the farmers in the vicinity in which he lived. By perse- verance and industry he acquired a good com- mon-school education for his time. He bought his time of his father a few years previous to his


majority, and began to carve his fortune. He engaged to some extent in the lumber business, in which he was very successful. He purchased a farm in West Boscawen in 1835; built a house some two years later. He married Ann M. Colby, of Concord, a very estimable and worthy lady, and settled on his farm in West Boscawen. He also engaged quite extensively in the lum- ber business, and when the city of Lowell, Mass., was in its infancy he, with others, fur- nished large contracts of lumber for building contractors in Lowell, Mass., drawing the lum- ber to the foot of Sewell's Falls, in Concord, and rafting and taking it down the Merrimack River to Lowell, long before the advent of the steam-car from Concord to Lowell.


In 1846 Mr. Runals, in connection with his brother, purchased building-lots in Lowell, and a few years later built tenement blocks, from which they received large profits in after- years.


To Albert and Ann Runals were born two daughters,-Mary Maria, born June 10, 1836; Marcia Ette, born July 14, 1838. She married A. P. Bennett, of Concord, January 1, 1859, to whom were born two sons,-Frank R. and Eugene A. Bennett.


Mr. Runals was a mau of superior business ability, a good manager, safe counselor in pub- lic affairs, though he sought no office and held none until 1855, when he, with Mr. Winn, was chosen to represent the town in the State Legis- lature, and re-elected the following year.


In the June session of the Legislature in 1860 an act was passed dividing the town of Boscawen, and forming the town of Webster, in the west part. In the following August, at their first meeting, Mr. Runals was chosen one of the selectmen, and the following March was re-elected ; also chosen to represent the town in the State Legislature ; was re-elected the follow- ing year. He held no office after this ; would accept none. His advice was frequently sought, freely given and safely followed by those who succeeded him in public office.


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In the dull times of the War of the Rebel- lion, Mr. Runals was engaged principally in farming and stock and wool-growing. From the latter he received very large profits. His bright, worldly enjoyments were turned to sorrow in the death of his fondly-cherished daughter, Mrs. Bennett, whose death occurred on May 16, 1863. It was a severe blow to his tender heart and led him to accept Christ as his Redeemer. Nearly four years later he was called to mourn the loss of his dear companion, with whom he had lived in perfect happiness for more than thirty years, and of whom he could never speak without tears. She gently passed away on October 22, 1866. He married, October 3, 1867, Lucy J. Holmes, of Webster, a young lady of good abilities and firm Christian integrity, with whom he lived very happily to the close of his life. Their union was blessed with a daughter, Marcia Alice, born in Sunapee, September 12, 1878, who, with her mother, still resides at his late home in Sunapee.


In 1868 Mr. Runals purchased lumber of parties in New London, cut and drew it across the lake to the mill of D. F. Emerys, in Suna- pee. The following year he purchased an in- terest in the mill and engaged extensively in the manufacture of lumber, boarding in the family of D. F. Emerys and others. He was called home to assist in the care of his only remaining daughter, who quietly passed away on February 20, 1872, thus severing the last tie that held him to his first family.


The following year he leased his farm and moved with his wife to Sunapee, where he had previously built a cottage ; he might almost be said to monopolize the lumber business in town and, indeed, in this section. He was the builder and joint-owner of the Runals House, drafting the plan of the building and superintending the work himself; it is a beautiful structure and a credit to its builder, and is now a popular sum-


mer resort. Mr. Runals was for a short time engaged in the tannery business with Calvin Angle, also with J. T. Young at the time of his decease, and being a man of property and active disposition, he was always willing to lend a help- ing hand to every improvement and to aid in all benevolent enterprises. Mr. Runals was a man of cheerful, pleasant temperament ; he always had a kind word for every one; he was tem- perate in his habits, never using tobacco in any form or intoxicating drink as a beverage, to which is largely due his strong constitution and general good health. He was a domestic man ; home was the dearest place on earth to him, and wife the loved object of his affection and tender care, and little daughter the pride and joy of his home. Mr. Runals was not a member of any church organization, but he was a liberal sup- porter of the gospel and a constant attendant on divine worship. He was a member of the board of trustees in the Methodist Church where he resided, which office he held at the time of his decease. His busy, active life suddenly came to a close after a short illness of less than two days ; he was taken with erysipelas in the face on Sunday morning, and on Monday P.M. was seized with apoplexy and expired almost in- stantly on February 13, 1882, at the age of seventy-two years.


In his death the town lost one of its most valuable and highly-esteemed citizens, and the business community one of its most active and enterprising business men ; the church and society its most able and willing supporter, and the poor and needy a kind benefactor. Our loss was his gain; he has his reward in heaven.


We have followed in this sketch the career of this noble man from poverty to wealth and po- sitions of honor and trust, and to-day his mem- ory is fresh in the hearts of his townsmen ; the general exclamation is, "No one can fill Mr. Runals' place."


HISTORY OF UNITY.


CHAPTER I.


THIS township was granted July 13, 1764, to Timothy Goodwin and others, to be divided "into such shares and proportions as the major part shall agree upon." The grant was made to enable some parties in Hampstead and Kings- ton to settle a dispute relative to some territory claimed by Hampstead parties under a grant from New Hampshire, and by Kingston parties under a grant from Massachusetts. Enough of the territory in this grant was to be transferred to the Kingston claimants to satisfy them. The controversy had created considerable bitterness, but was amicably settled by means of this grant, and the town was named in commemoration of the happy termination of the dispute.


A portion of the town of Goshen, incor- porated December 27, 1791, was taken from this town, and another small tract was severed from Unity and annexed to that town July 6, 1837. By an act approved June 20, 1810, a tract of land, with inhabitants thereon, was sey- ered from the southwest corner of this town and annexed to Charlestown.


December 29, 1828, a small tract of land, with the inhabitants thercon, was severed from the northwest corner of this town and annexed to Claremont.


DOCUMENTARY .- The following is the war- rant for town-meeting, 1779:


" this Is to notify &" the Leagal Inhabitants paying taxes in the towns of acworth Lempster Savel Croy-


don Unity & newport to meet at the Dwelling house of Capt Nathaniel huntoon in said Unity on the firstt tusday In December next at one of the Clock In the after noon.


" 11y to Chuse a moderator to Govern Said meeting " 2ly to Chuse one Good & Lawfull man to Represent them In the General Assembly to be held at Exeter for the year Ensuing also to Chuse two Good and Law- full men to Serve as members of the Councel for the Year Ensuing


"November the 29 1779


" AMOS CHASE Select Men of "JONATHAN GLIDDEN Unity."


"JOHN LAD


Colonel Benjamin Bellows, Jr., made a return of the company officers in his regiment March 15, 1776. The Ninth Company was located in this town and officered as follows: Captain, Nathaniel Huntoon ; First Lieutenant, Amos Chase; Second Lieutenant, Moses Thurston ; Ensign, Simeon Giddens. Joseph Frost, aged twenty-six, was in First New Hampshire Regi- ment in 1778.


Petition of Elijah Weed relative to Pettingill, 1785.


"The petition of Elijah Weed in behalf of the town of Unity Humbly shews-


"That the town of Unity did in the year 1777 hier one Jonathan Pettengal Be longing to Sª town a sol- dier who Inlisted Dureing the war and Sarved through the hole of the war for said town and through the Neglect of the select men he was not Returnª for said town, nor no other town,-therefore your Petitioner Prays that the town of Unity may be


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Credited for Said Pettengal and your Petitioner as in duty Bound shall Ever Pray " ELIJAH WEED. "Conkord oct" 28th 1785"


Petition of Jonathan Pettingill, Soldier, 1777.


"Unity May 8th A D 1777-


"This May Certify whom it may Concern That I Jonathan Pettingall do Bargain & Engage to & with Amos Chase of Unity To do Eighteen Months Ser- vice in the Continental Army for him the Said Chase To be half the Town of three years that I am engaged for the Said Chase having Paid & Satisfied me for the Said Service as witness my hand the day & year aboyd


his " JONATHAN X PETTINGALL


mark


" Witness


"RICHARD BROWN."


Deposition relative to Jona. Pettingill, 1786.


"the depotion of me the Subscriber this may Sear- tify that I did in the year 1777 agree with Jonathan pettengal of this town to Serve as a Continatal Sol- dier for eighteen months as half a three years tower and paid him ten pounds for Said Serves attest per me


" ABRAHAM SANDBORN "Unity January the 3 and 1786"


Sworn to before Elijah Frink, justice of the peace.


The following, relative to State tax, was ad- dressed to the Legislature, June session, 1786 :


"The Petition of us the Subscribers In behalf of Ourselves and others of the Inhabitants of the Town of Unity-Humbly Sheweth-that Sence the Contest with Great Britton the Town aforsª Have Been Greatly Embarrast by having a Considerable Number Enimical Persons to the Common Cause-so far as to Lead away from there Duty a number of Sª Inhabi- tants so far as to make a majority in said Town that the minor were Not able to act or transact any Busi- ness as a Town whereby no regualor Returns or Inven- tarories have been made for Some Years back and that in the Year 1780 there was no Invoice taken And the Town were doomed and Set Equal to the Towns of Croydon & Lempster whom have Sence Been abated the Seventh part of there Taxes and we are fully Sencable that the Town of Unity ought to be Set much Lower than either of Sd Towns-and as the


Town of Unity are now Unamously Returned to their Duty and are Determined to pay Up their taxes and have Sold a Great part of their Personal Estate for that purpose-


"Wherefore we Pray Your Honors to take the Case into Your Wise Consideration, and make them Such A Batments as You in Your Wisdom Shall Se fit -- and Your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall Ever Pray


" Cheshire ss Unity 15th day Octr 1785


"Charles Huntoon Amos Chase


David Weed Joseph Huntoon


Elijah Weed Joshua Bartlett


Nathaniel Huntoon Abner Chase "


The following is relative to warning a man out of town, addressed to the Legislature, 1786 :


"The petition of us the Subscribers, In behalf of the Town of Unity Humbly Sheweth That in Novr 19th A D 1778-there was a Warrant Insueed by the Selectmen of this Town to Caleb Huntoon he being Constable of Sª Town Directing him to warn Dearbon Sweat & others forthwith to Depart out of Sª Town a Greeable to the Law of this State in Such Case Made and Provided and that Said Constable Did Serve Said Warrant But Being mis Laid was not Entred and Cannot Now be found and as this Town are Like to Suffer Greatly and to be put to Great Cost by Reason of The Failure of Said Warrant not being Entred on the files of the Court of General Session of the County of Cheshire --


"Unless Your Honors will Interpose on our Behalf and Establish the Doings on Said Warrant as tho' Same had been actually Recorded In the Clark Office for which Your Peititioners as in Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray


"NATHANIEL HUNTOON Select men


"AMOS CHASE


" MATTHIAS BARTLETT


Unity.


"Cheshire ss Unity June 9th 1786" Depositions relative io Dearborn Sweatt.


" The Deposition of Amos Chase of Unity of Law- full age Testifieth and Saith on the 19th day of Novr 1778-Charles Huntoon Elijah Weed and Amos Chase being Selectmeu for Unity for the Year 1778- Granted a warrent Under our hand and Seal to Caleb Huntoon he being Constable-To warn Dearborn


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Sweatt and Others to Depart out of Unity a Greeable to the Law of this State in Such Case made and pro- vided-Your Deponant further Saith not


" AMOS CHASE"


Sworn to before Charles Huntoon, justice of the peace.


"The Deposition of Caleb huntoon of Unity of Lawfull age testifyeth and Saith that Some time In the year 1778 I Received of the Select men of unity a warant to warn Dearborn Sweat and others to depart out of this town, which warant I Served and I Delivered the Said warant to amos Chase he being one of the Selectmen of unity Said Chase was In Charles town when I Deliverª him the Said warant and I Saw Said Chase Deliver the Said warant to benjamine Giles Esq" and I heard Said Giles promis Said Chase to Deliver the Said warant to the Clerk of the General Sessions of the peace and further Saith not


"CALEB HUNTOON"


Sworn to before Charles Huntoon, justice of the peace.


"The Deposition of Elijah Weed of Unity of Law- full age Testifyeth and Saith on the 19th day of Nov 1778-Charles Huntoon Amos Chase and Elijah Weed Being Selectmen for Unity for the Year 1778, Granted a warant under our hand and seal to Caleb Huntoon he Being Constable To warn Dearborn Sweatt and others to Depart out of Unity a Greeable to the Laws of this State in Such Case made and Pro- vided-Your Deponent further Saith not-


"ELIJAH WEEDE"


Sworn to before Charles Huntoon, justice of the peace.


Oath of Allegiance, 1787. "State of New Hampshire, Cheshire-ss "Unity October 23th: 1787-


"These may Certify that we the Subscribers hath taken the following oath of Allegiance and the oath of office-


"I, John Huntoon, I, Stephen Gilman, I, Jonathan Glidden Jun' & I, Caleb Huntoon-Do truly and Sin- cerely acknowledge profess testify & Declare that the State of New Hampshire is & of right ought to be a free Sovereing & Independent State & Do Swear that


I will bear faith & true allegiance to the Same & that I will endeavor to Defend it against all treacherous conspiracies & hostile attempts whatever: & I do fur- ther testify & Declare that no man or body of men hath or can have a Right to absolve me from the obli- gation of this oath Declaration or affirmation & that I Do make this Acknowledgement profession testi- mony, & Declaration honestly & truly according to the Common Acceptation of the foregoing words without any Equivocation mental evasion or Secret Reservation whatever-So help me God-witness our hands-


"JOHN HUNTOON "STEPHEN GILMAN " JONATHAN GLIDDEN Jr "CALEB HUNTOON"


Sworn to before Charles Huntoon, justice of the peace.


Vote of the Town relative to the formation of Goshen, 1790.


" Unity January 14th 1790 att a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Sª Unity met att Time & place agreeable to warning of Said Meeting Firstly Capt Moses Thirston Chosen Moderator to govern Said Meeting 2ly Voted to Sett off at the East End of our Town to Extend West So Far as the East Side Line of the Lott Nº 50 in the Second Rang of Lots with a Strate Line Far as the East Side north to Newport Town Line also South to Lemester Town Line to join in Union with a part of a Number of Towns Forming into a new Town-Viz. Lemester Newport Wendell & Fisherfield 3ly-Voted to Divide Remander part of this Town into Two Seperate Towns or Parrishes's According to quantity of Land by the plan of Said Town if it be Complied by the General Court of the State 4ly-Voted to Choose a Commitee to Settle the Line Between the two Towns 5ly-Cap' Moses Thirs- ton Charles Huntoon Esq' Jonathan Glidden Caleb Gilman & Lieu' Joishua Bartlett Chosen the above Commitee to Settle the Line in the Division of the Two Said Towns or parrishes


" The within is a true copy taken out of Unity town Book of records


" Attest JONATHAN GLIDDEN, Town Clerk"


A portion of the town was taken to form the town of Goshen, December 27, 1791.


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Vote relative to the foregoing, 1791.


"This may Certify that att a Legal Town meeting held by an adjournment on the Ninth of Sept AD 1791


" The Inhabitance met and Voted that the Town be Devided Voted and Agreed that the Line shall run on the North End of the first Rang North of Corys Road in favour of a petition of William Story and others " JOSEPH CUTTS Clerk protem"


" September the 12th AD 1791 "


Petition relative to dividing the Town: addressed to the Legislature, 1791.


"The Pertition of us the Subscribers Inhabitance of the town of Unity Humbly Sheweth-that if the In- habitence on the East End of this town Should Perti- tion your Honours to be Set off with part of Several other towns as a Separate town we are perswaded your Honours will think it Reasonable that they Should Come as far west as the Court Committee Reportted Last Sesions agreeable to a plan taken by mr Jesse Lane of Newport Last fall and It is our opinion if it Should extend as much as fifty or Sixty Rods further west it would be for the benifit of this town and no damage to Said New town as there is a Very bad hill Running a Crost Said town and all East of Said hill will be much more Conveniant to the New town than to any part of this town-and we give it as our opinion that there ought to be a town Set off Nearly agreeable to the Sd plan of m" lanes as there Settuations is Such they Never Can be accommodated with the towns they are now incorporated with and we are Sensable it must be a great damage and Discuragement to them not to be incorporated as it much detars the Settle- ment in that part and the prayer of your Petitioners is that they may be set off as soon as you in your wisdom Shall See fit and we Shall Ever pray


" Unity May 30th 1791.


" AMOS CHASE ) Selectmen


"JAMES LAD J of Unity


Joseph Huntoon


Ezekiel Challis


Richard moody


Ephraim Cram


Daniel Moody juner


Abner Chase


Jeremiah Glidden


Moses thirston Juner


Josiah Moody juner


Amos T Huntoon


Caleb Gilman William Weed


James Bodwell


Nath' Huntoon Jur


Rheuben Huntoon


Jeremiah Dean


Sanborn Cram osteen Pike


Hezekiah Yong Amos Hall


Abner Colby "


Vote of Town relative to the foregoing, 1791.


"Unity January 14th 1790-At a Legal meeting of the inhabitants of sª Unity met at time and place agreeable to warning of sª meeting-


"1st Capt Moses Thurston chosen Moderator to govern sª Meeting-


" 2nd Voted to set off at the East end of our town, to extend west so far as the East side Line of Lot Nº 50 in the Second range of Lots, with a Straight line to Newport town Line, also South to Lemster town Line to join in Union with a part of a Nº of towns forming into a New town Namely Lemster Newport Wendal and Fishersfield-


"Copyed from Unity town records-


" Attest SAM1 CHASE toun Clark.


" Unity 9th June 1791."


Remonstrance to foregoing : addressed to the General Court, 1791 :


"The prayer of us a number of the inhabitants of the Town of Unity humbly sheweth that we are in- formed that a Petition was presented to your Hon- ours at your last Sessions at Concord, signed by a Number of Persons belonging to the Towns of Unity Lemster Wendell & Newport, Praying that the East part of sª Unity with a part of those other Towns mentioned in sª Petition Might be Incorporated into a Township distinct from those to which they now belong-


" Your Petitioners humbly shew that we have not had any publick notice of sª Petition, by any town meeting. But suppose that if our Selectmen have been serv'd with a Copy of sª Petition and order of Court thereon, that it fell into two of our Selectmens, hands who from some self interested views, are de- sirous to part with the Land mentioned in sª Petition and have kept it Secret, and not given the Town any notice of it-We your Petitioners think that it will be very hurtful to sª town of Unity, to Part with the whole of the Land Mentioned in sd Petition But as the Town did vote to Let sª Petitioners have a part in our Town, when they Petitioned for it in December 1789 we are willing that they should have the Land so voted to them, which was all the Land lying to the East of a straight Line; running across sª Town




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