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1887: March-March 1890 June 25th: Harper's Ferry, NY was named
after Robert Harper. He purchased the land from Peter Stevens a squatter
for Fifty British quinoas and then obtained a patent from Lord Fairfax on
whose estate Stevens had squatted. The name was changed from "The Hole" to
Harper's Ferry. In 1794 it was chosen as the site of the National Armory.
Congress purchased the 125 acres from the heirs of Robert Harper. Another
tract of 310 acres was also purchased, what is now known as the village of
Bolivar, NY. In 1796, a Mr. Perkins, an
English Moravian, was appointed to superintend the works of the Armory. 1887: March-March 1890. Jan. 14th: Mrs. J. L
or E. Perkins of Syracuse, NY, died. Mrs.
Perkins, formerly Miss Kittie Garvey, was well known here a few
years ago. She was a fine noble girl and woman, and had many friends here,
who will regret to learn of her sudden death. Her remains will be brought
to North Lawrence, NY tomorrow, where funeral services will be conducted
and her remains interred. 1890: March-Dec. 1892. Feb. 20th, 1892: Burlington, NY:
Mrs. E. P. Perkins, wife of a undertaker in this city, awoke at an
early hour this morning, she experienced a queer, drowsy feeling and the
room was filled with an odor of Chloroform. She aroused her husband, who
complained of the same symptoms. An investigation showed that the house
had been entered by burglars, and that the latter had chloroformed the
members of the family, consisting of E. P. Perkins,
his wife and their daughter, Mrs. Hains. The thieves carried off about
$100 in cash, a gold watch and some trinkets. Members of the household
soon recovered from the effects of the drug. 1892: Dec.-May 1895. Dec. 4th: Willis
Perkins, infant son of Ezekiel and Etta
Perkins, died aged 4 months, 12 days. 1892: Dec.-May 1895. Jan 9th: Mrs. Ettie
Perkins of Duane, NY, who's mind has been deranged for the last
year and a half, was pronounced insane and was taken to Odgensburg Asylum.
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1897: Nov-April 1899. 1899: April-Sept. 1900. Aug. 24th: Mrs. Anna
Perkins of Rome, NY was one of a party of blueberry pickers in the
Dead River section, was attacked by a Panther in the woods and badly hurt.
When the beast sprang at her he misjudged the distance and fell at her
feet. The woman screamed and fell in a faint upon the body of the animal.
In it's struggles to free itself, the panther badly lacerated her body
with it's claws. One of the men in the party, after had a hard battle and
drove the animal away with a club. 1909: Feb-Oct. 1911. Nov. 27th, 1909: Miss Louise Smith,
great-great-granddaughter of Matthew Perkins,
who was the first surrogate of St. Lawrence County, NY, has presented to
Surrogate A. R. Herriman, the engrossed commission issued to
Mr. Perkins, by Governor Clinton, in 1802.
The instrument is very well preserved and bears the date of March 10,
1802. The hand writing is finely executed and the paper is of the best
texture. Attached to it is the grent____ of the state in wax. Surrogate
Herriman will have the commission suitably framed and will present it to
the county to be hung on the wall in the surrogates room in the court
house. 1909: Feb-Oct. 1911. March 19th, 1910: The funeral of
Rep. James Breck Perkins, was held at
Washington, the body taken to Rochester, NY. He was born at St. Croix
Falls, WI on Nov. 4th, 1847. He was elected to the 57th-61st Congress. 1911: Oct-June 1914. Dec. 27th, 1913: Mr.
Joseph Perkins, 69, of Amsterdam, NY, where he had been Mayor and a
member of the board of education, died at Bernardsville, NY.
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1911: Oct- June 1914. Feb. 28th, 1914: Mr.
J. Azro Perkins, a well known and highly respected farmer, residing
on the road from this place (Parishville Center) to Allen's Falls, NY,
died Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Perkins left
home after dinner, apparently in the best of health to take a log to the
Stowe Custom Saw Mill. He had delivered the log and started home sitting
on the front bunk of his empty sleds, and had gone a few rods down the
public road after leaving the mill yard, when John Phillips saw him fall
from the sled. The team broke into a run and the rear sled struck him and
appeared to pass partially over him, narrowly avoiding a collision between
his own team and the run aways, Philips hurried to the prostrate man, and
with help of men from the mill, got him up and upon his sled and carried
him home. Dr. Brown of Potsdam, and Duffy of Parishville were summoned,
made an examination and agreed that death had been instantaneous and
resulted from natural causes and not from any injury received in falling
from the sled or afterward. 1919: July-Feb 1922. April 9th, 1921: The bodies of
A. D. Perkins , Joseph Sharp and
William T. Perkins, all of Courtland, NY, who
disapeared last November while on a hunting trip, were found in Third
Pond, near Long Lake West. Their boat apparently overturned in a storm. 1922: Feb-Nov. 1924. 1922: Feb-Nov 1924. Oct. 6th, 1923: Mr.
Charles Perkins, 63, of East Frankfort, NY, died suddenly while at
work in a corn field and was found with his dog guarding his body. 1924: Nov-Sept. 1927. |
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