The San Francisco call., 1897-07-14
RICHES BECKOU
Her TO FRANCE
Miss May R. Parmentier
Goes to Paris for Her
Inheritance.
The Young Lady Gets a Hun
dred Thousand Dollars in
Three Years.
She Is a Niece of French Count and
Grandniece of Cardinal
McOloskey.

The northbound express which will
leave the Oakland mole tomorrow even
ing at Z o'clock will have on board a
young lady heiress TO 100000 in her own
individual right. The only condition 20
its possession is that she shall remain in
France for the next three years, and while
there receive an education in one OF the
French academies.
During these three years the income ol
this young San Francisco heiress Will be
500 per month, her education and living
expenses while in France being paid fo1
exclusive Of this amount.
This fortunate young heiress is the
daughter of the late Louis Napoleon Par
mentier, who died eleven years ago and
whose brother, Napoleon Parmentier, is
the benefactor, not Only OF Miss May, but
also her sister, Miss Lulu, and their
brother Oh aries. But the two latter will
not come in for their inheritance until
Master Charles becomes of legal age,
which will not be for ten years more, as
he is now hardly twelve years of age. At
| the expiration of this period himself and
his sister Lu III will become heirs 10 $100, 900
each, with no strings attached.
These young heirs are the legal and
blood relations of one OF the eldest OF
noble French families, dating back many
centuries in the land of political ups and
downs, and one which could justly lay
claim to the title OF 'Count" long before
France became either an empire or re-
public.
Napoleon Parmentier, from whose es-
tate this gift falls to the children of his
brother, died in Paris on the 18th of last
September, and in his numerous bequests
the sum of $300.0 600 was given to these
heirs on the one condition just me" toned
in the case of Miss May, whose inheritance
commences on her attaining legal age.
The heirs to this handsome fortune are
connected on their mothers side with
| that distinguished American ecclesiastical
Gard inaI McCloskey OF New York, whose
sister married one of the Harrisons of the
Pres Dental family, whose cousin was
President w. H. Harrison.
In those days millioraires were few and
lar between in New York. But the rela-
! tiyes of Archbishop McCloskey were
among the leading four hundred. One OF
the foremost bellies OF the swell city was
| Miss FL zabeth Harrison; and after Louis
| Napoleon Parmentier had laid siege to
| and won her hand and heart, their union
was one OF the social events OF the season.
1t was graced by the presence of Emperor
Louis Napoleon's represen tative at the
Nations capital in Washington, d. c.,
! where the marriage ceremony was per-
formed, first by the Minister and after
ward by the brides uncle. Arch bishop
| McCloskey. The marriage by the Minis
ter though at the time considered of nc
consequence. now turns out to be JUS
worth $500. coo to the children of tne
couple then united.
Mrs. Parmentier, who is an unpreten.
tious but refined lady, resides at 307 Jones
street with her three children. She will
accompany her daughter to Paris, and
after placing her in an academy. return tc
San Francisco, where she has resided fol
the past ten years.