The Newtown bee., 1888-10-05
CASTLE RONALD.
Stone Mansion Erected in Honor of an Ancient Scottish Family.

 arc practically finished and the side ills are up level with the top of the ,hes. A temporary roof is placed over 3 whole to keep of the Winters rain d snow. Although most of the men rc discharged, Wednesday, Mir Larry mains and few laborers will continue work.
 The beauty of Newtown's natural sec ry and her healthful air receive fitting eognition from Mir r. l.. Ronalds or Ew York. Although he has travelled ich and spent years in preparing and rfecting plans for the castle which is building as an enduring memorial the ancient Ronalds family, he has md no site so we'll suited to his pur- se or that pleases him as we'll as unton hill. He came here, last Win and secured 90 acres .of land from .s II. T. Nichols on the top of the hill st of the Street. An additional pur- lse gave him nearly three acres more, rough which he built road to the ehway. Many of his belongings, in- lding antiques, curios and valuables pm many quarters, were brought here il stored, while he occupied the old dge Belden place in the.Street.
 Early in the Spring, Mir George w. iart built barn and has since built kond and larger one. Mir k. l.. Beck th sank an artesian we'll and abundant ter was found at depth of 332 feet. ans were busily engaged for weeks rting tons of the famous Mine Hill anite to the top of Ronalds Peak, as location came to be called, and stone also hauled from MT s. $. Scudder's arry. Mir T. W. Larry, who has been gagged on contract work since he was years of age, arrived, April l6, to <e charge of the building and set ms m at work, April IS. Only a few were ,ployed at first, but the number was creased until he had 30 men, II of nom were masons and stOnecutters. MT rry's experience has been obtained i'll brl on railroads and canals. For 10 ars he worked on the Welland canal n. last year, was employed on gov ,ment contract at Fort Niagara, x. 1' was born and brought up in Boston, now makes his home at Niagara, Ont. employs local workmen, most or the sons being from Bridgeport and Dan The building, which is a combination castle and villa, is the result of MI bnaldss study of foreign buildings th many unique original ideas ano gre will be no building like it in the tied States. The side walls are llO st long and, including the two wings feet wide which jut out on the north width is lO6 feet. It is a tWo-story use, the lower part consisting of three ,hes, II feet s inches wide by Is feet Eh, extending the entire length of tho ilding. In the front arch are to D' Hard, armor, dairy and other rooms .l,a llnnninD bms and cellar. The middle arch forms riyeway through the house from eas west. Upstairs are to be the parlor wing room, sleeping rooms and libra while the kitchen, buffers pantr, servants hall are to be conveniently anped below. Above the second sto extending the length of the roof, Il be conservatory, in which, doubl. ected from the cold, will be thous s of beautiful plants and flowers above this will be Q cupola, l2 fee lre, which, unlike the rest of tn ding, will be covered and roofe, purple slate. The height of tn story Is II feet, the second l3, tn ervatory Is. Allowing for the floors the top of the conservatory will D ast 45 feet above the ground. Tn h wall is up to the first floor and tn
 
 completed. The east win isen slightly, but the western ha cen begun. MT Larry says that take nearly all next season to finis @ork. The spaces between the arcl to be filled with stone and cemen lid. while the floors will be of c covered only with rugs or ma Walls will be lathed and plaste hen coated with kalsomine. IT or will be relieved by capaciol hies. from which the beautif may be enjoyed; but there will es near the house nor clinging iV its walls. An extensive garden, ated south and west of the hous hg put in order for the Spring. \ is will warm his castle with heater in the lower story, wi in each story to ditfuse warm ,rry it on to the conservatoT ge is carefully looked after a ndant supply of water is promis he artesian well and the huge c IA windmill will soon draw wat ne we'll and the cistern is ready ID the rain drops as they fall. l rdinary bath tubs, provision is
 for bathing in rain water a flzish and Russian baths.
 
 to. and will, as soon as the cemt oughly set, remove the wooo ts on which the stone arches w He has also made part of floor habitable and Mir Roma B some of it, with his servan rniture and goods were rem h the old Belden and Mich ~lnd stored at the Peak. Mir R
 his first meal there, Sept.
 snds to remain until his depart bpe, in November. After spe
 Winter in the south of France
 to return in the Spring, az his residence on Ronalds r
 nplete the work. During
 Mir Larry and few men will
 Il get material in readiness
 kmmer. Mir Ronalds thinks
 sa quarry on his land. AS
 K is less than half done, ac
 are necessary in order to fiji
 se before another Winter.
 Convenient, picture gallery
 on the west side of the co
 carriage house. It will
 pugh to contain the rare
 pictures and engravings WI
 ids has secured during his v
 Later, he intends to erect
 Arranging them in such maI
 hore may be added, if neess
 for these are not yet ma
 will probably not be built
 two.
 bllecti0n of carriages is '
 lat formerly belonged to
 Wellington, in which Mir
 l, four-in-hand, from the M
 to Antwerp. Then, eros
 Ih channel, he drove thro
 hgland and visited Brigf
 travels, his constant com
 b, n Russian poodle, purch
 Ids is justly proud of hi
 long line of Scottish n'
 years wished to erect a
 fittingly bear the nam
 hald. He has succeede INN Lfta hIa 1onnfi0ia and the