Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-06


duty each year, and Miss OMAN
just now responding to thar rac,,,-A
ment. Her living is as methodicaT
that OF the army student al w.N
Point Despite the fact that sbs
scarcely more than 20 years old -.
possesses in not a small degree -
OF the characteristics OF, the dist
guished family CT which She is a nr,-,
descendant. Miss O'NeilI has m,a,
host of friends among the Officials
attaches of the Presbyterian hosnaa,
all of whom speak OF her in the biss
est praise both as young woman :,
Christian virtues and minister.
sngel to the sick. In appearance 49,
is Of fair height, with a form ~.
would attract attention anywhere q,
has a wonderfully expressive face Min
eyes that ale lustrous, not to saw NJ |
witching. For the street she drass0,
in excellent taste. richness in Sin,
plicity. Glad in the garb OF a profa,.
Sional nurse, with the conventions,
light blue dress, white apron and can
she is subject for camera.
Miss O'Neills mother Hortepsa
Adams O'Neill--was of family q.
four daughters, noted in Philadelph.
alike for their beauty and grace q,
manners She died a year ago last An.
gust, and there closed a life that Ia
for number of years been an active
participant in an everyday romance
that was replete with pathos. and IN
which the daughter is said now to have
taken up the thread where the mother
laid it down
In her youthful days she fell in love
with young man, Edward Heaton.
who reciprocated her affection. The
young man was of one of the Oldest
and wealthiest families in the city. In
due time the engagement was an
nounced and preparations for
the wedding pushed forward Al
few days previous to the event, how
ever, Miss Adams saw fit to break the
engagement, and married Charles
O'Neill instead, a young man whom
she had only seen a few times. Hea-
ton keenly felt his rejection by the
woman he loved, and subsequently
died of a broken heart After the
wedding O'Neill and his bride went to
housekeeping in a modest home They
lived together happily and, as the re-
suit of the union, there came one
daughter, Emma. who is now learning
to be a nurse. He died after a few
years from a chill. Then the brother
of Edward Heaton, George appeared
on the scene and made love to the
widow. He is very wealthy, and was
lavish in his attentions to Mrs O'Nei!l.
and it was generally known among the
friends of both that they would have
been married long ago only FOR the
violent hatred of Heaton's mother for
Mrs. O'Neill because of her reputation
of Edward For nearly ten years Geo.
Heaton waited patiently for the death
of his mother, when he should be made
Lappy with his bride. His mother
died in October, 1895. Shortly after
ward Mrs. O. Neill was stricken with
paralysis and died in the following
August. Emma, the daughter was 10
have been married June 2l, 1896, TO
young clerk in store on Elghth
street near Arch street, but 1t became
necacsar.v 10 postpone the wedding he
cause of her mothers illness. week
before Mrs. O'Neill's death Emma was
taken sick and laid up for several
weeks. When she became conFaes-
cent she broke off the match with her
lever and commenced studying to be a
professional nurse. Now rumor has 1t
at Miss O'Neill and George Heaton,
her mothers lover, are TO be married