The Newtown bee., 1905-10-27

the College Hill School, at Poughkeep' sic, N. Y, under Pro lessor Bartlett,
 and two years at Irving Institute, at
 Tarrytown, N. Y. When about 1e years old he took position as clerk
 with Allen & Paxon, of No. 134 Front
 street, and after remaining with them
 20 months he enjoyed vacation of
 about Six months He then entered
 the employ of Schuyler SkaatS, with whom he spent two months: but the
 death of his mother occurring about
 this time, he decided to gratify his love of travel, and much of his time has since been spent in this way. While his long absences from the
 country have prevented him from talk
 ing any active part in politics, he nev-
 CT lost his interest in public questions,
 and whenever he was at home he vOt-
 ed for the best man, irrespective of
 party. He was exceptionally we'll in-
 formed, and was broad in his ideas on
 all subjects. Ia religion the Lorillard
 family was originally identified with
 the Lutheran Church, but M ROnaldS
 was Nationalist in belief, and as he
 fndulged in broad and generous sym
 pathy with every effort of man toward
 spiritual and intellectual development,
 he had ''charity for all and malice
 toward none" in his relations with
 those who may differ in thought on
 these subjects. He was the largest
 stockholder in the Driving Associa-
 tion of Newtown, and the grounds of
 the association are known as "Ronald
 Park.'
 On November 16, 1859, MT Ronalds
 married Miss Mary Frances Carter,
 daughter of Joseph B. Carter, a we'll
 known resident of Boston, Mass. Four children were born of this union: (I)
 Fanny Florence, born in 1860, mar ried Thomas Hay Ritchie (now deceas- ed), and resides in Belfast, Ireland. !2) Pierre Lorillard, born in Paris, France, A pril 10, 1862, married Miss in New York City. (3) Reginald, born December 10, 1864, is also resident of
 New York, where he and his brother, Pierre Lorillard, are engaged in buSi- ness as wholesale dealers in plumbers supplies. (4) Walter Ernest, born in January, 1866, died in 1S73
 ''Castle Ronald," occupying grand and picturesque position on the brow of one of the loftiest hills in the town of Newtown, and of which MT Ronald was at once owner, architect and builder, is probably, considering its pretensions and cost, the most remark able dwelling on the American conti- nent. Although he had travelled and perfecting plans for the erection of the Castle-which he intended to beOan enduring memorial of the tan cient Ronald family-Mr Ronalds in all the lands he had visited found no site so we'll suited to his purpose, or one that pleased him so well, as Ron- aids Peak, m the near vicinity of the village of Newtown. The building, which for marvellous completeness in each and every detail baffles any att tempt at an exhaustive description in a work of this nature, may truthfully be said to be the result of MT RonaldS' personal study and observation of for eign buildings, added to and perfected with many unique ideas of his own. Ronald Castle is a two-story edifice, and was built of ROXbury gray stone. The principal building is no feet long by 42 feet wide, while to it's highest point it reaches 55 feet. In it's design no architectural school has been fol- lowed; it's battlemented walls give it a baronial aspect, yet it has neither and modern there; and while it's arch es are suggestive of the Italian style of architecture, it is French in one corner, and distinctly American in an- truly cosmopolitan in general respects, and yet the combina- tion does not fail to harmoniZe. The Castle was burned about IA years ago, but rebuilt on practically the same lines, minus the conservatory. It's interior is worthy of it's surroundings, and M- Ronalds, who was noted for his cultured taste, has added to the skill of the decorator his remarkable collection of curioS, paintings and an- tique articles, including some rare specimens of ancient armOr.
 MT R0nalds had been an extensive traveller, having crossed the Atlantic 50 times, while he had also visited many points of interest in the Vest ern Hemisphere, including Cuba. Out side of Russia land yet he had been within eight m lies of the Czar's terri tory), he had wandered about every country in the Old World. He used to show a land yacht in which he travelled about in foreign countries, while in his collection of carriages is waggonette that formerly belong ed to the son of the late Duke of " lingto (the "Iron Duke"), in which MT Ronalds drove, to fs1 and 'na iateT on thro9eh part of England. At one time he made a pilgrimage to tho Holy land, stopping at Jerusalem and other places mentioned in Sacred History, and has visited the continent of Africa four times. At different periods he has resided in England, Germany,
 France and Italy, maintaining an es- tablishment in each of these countries,
 with corps of attendants and all the appointments of a luxurious home.
 MT ROnaldS has been fortunate, or
 'Iucky," in all his travels, never hay ing met with an accident on any of his
 trips. Once, to be sure, while near CherbOurg. the steamer he was pas. senger on was run into; and another
 time, while he was travelling by train,
 the piston rod of the locomotive was
 broken, but no injury ever befel him.
 MT Ronalds was in Paris in 1853 with
 a coach and four dapple grays. He
 drove through Italy, toured Switzer-
 land, and drove on the Alpine roads.
 One of his memorable journeys was
 from Southern Italy, through France
 and Germany,to Belgium. On account
 of his kindliness and urbanity he was
 favorite everywhere he went, and
 even the peasants on the highways