The Newtown bee., 1905-10-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS
 P. L. RONALDS,
WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED IN NEW
 YORK CITY, SATURDAY NIGHT.

Newtown people were greatly sur prised Sunday morning, to learn of the death of P. l.. Ronalds, which took place in New York City, Satur- day, about midnight. MT Ronalds went to New York, Tuesday, on the accompanied by Miss Blake and MT Ball, the latter his personal attendant MT Ronalds seemed very feeble, but talked brightly with the editor of THE BEE on various matters. He ex- pected to go to the South of France early in November. On his arrival in New York it was found he was suffer- ing from an affection of the kidneys, and Drs Bull aud Gilday, after con sultation, advised an operation. "l am in your hands," replied the veter- an whip. ''I accept the decision of the faculty" Following an operation last Friday afternoon, he was unable to rally, and his death occurred just before midnight, Saturday His last hours were characteristic of the way he had lived. ''Life,", he said, ''is sweet to me, but l do not fear death. I am ready to go when l am called" At his bedside when he died was his son, Peter Lorillard Ronalds, Jr. MT Ronalds, despite his advanced age, was of the type who never grow old in spirit. He scarcely looked more than 60 and his hair was just beginning to turn gray. He had given up coaching to take up autOmobiling. His time at his country home after he had con- pleted his last trip on the road was de- voted to learning how to manage a Panhard which he had just bought. It was his plan to sal for Europe on No yember 10, taking his automobile with him and in it to make tour of the Old World. That completed, he in- tended to return to this country and spend the summer in journey in the most modern vehicles over the roads which he first knew when he handled the ribbons over four dapple grays.
 Rr Ronalds will be missed in New town He took keen interest in To- cal affairs. He contributed S1O0 a year to the Newtown Agricultural his contributions to local charities.
 He took an active interest in the New town Ri-Centennial, contributing lib- orally and assisting in many ways.
 1 One of the most highly priZed treas
 ures of MT Ronalds is a copy of the l fana;lV penealOgy, procured from the
 famm} register in the Lyon office, Ed
 inburgh, Scotland. It contains an
 eptolne of his family, from Ronald, l Earl of MdrCa, WnO Was created Ear
 of Zetland and sovereign of the Ork.
 nev Islands, by Harold Harfragh
 King of Norway, A. D. S15. Earl Ro
 nald was for time deprived of his
 sovereignty, which was conferred up
 on lis brother, SigWid: but he was re
 ste ed in 9lo, Not many families car
 trace their lineage back in an unbrok
 en line for over 1000 years, with the
 consciousness that royal blood flows il
 their veins. The trunk of MT RO
 naldS' ancestral tree dcsCcndS through
 Earls Einar, Sigard, ,, to Erland, cOuS
 in of William of Normandy, who con
 uuered England, and was great
 grandson of Earl Ronald. Earl Mag
 nus V l was the last male of the Nor
 wegian Earls of Orkney and Shetland He was succeeded by Margaret, Count ess of Orkney and Shetland, who mar fled Malise, Earl of Stratherne. John | Earl of Orkney and Caithness, sixtt in descent from Margaret, surrender
 cd the islands to the King of Scotland
 throwing off allegiance to the King 0
 Norway. Allied to this ancient fami : fly are the royal families of England