Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-08
West Auburn Man
and Oakland Woman
Heirs to Big Fortune

~; +. harrington, West Auburn
I"ultfy farmer, is one of two Maine
PEOPLE who will inherit an estate Of
h"t"een 100000 and 100000 left nv
; lormer Maine man--Henry Perkins.
lagrange, Oregon, who left his home
in Winthrop. Maine, IS Years aeo
harrington and Mrs. Lillian Adams
OF Perkins. eou'inS
Inc news has been the one tonic
III East and West Auburn for sew
erat days finally becoming known in
ine business section of Auburn. Mrs
t"f fington Wednesday did not care
!" 30 INTO details about their good
| facts.
AIR. Harrington is one of two first
cousins. the other being Mrs. Lillian
ADAMS of Oakland" Mrs Harrington
SUD. They are believed to be the
only two heirs to inherit the estate
altho there might be a few others
, come IN for small shares.
There is nothing absolutely GER
tam about our good fortune as vet
out last Saturday my husband and
Mrs. Adams met with their attor-
EeEs, Andrews. Nelson and Gardiner
Vi <,ususta for consultation. They
We're assured that as far as the at
toFneys could learn from the admin
:strator of the Mr. Perkins estate
ny husband and Mrs. Adams were
The only heirs" Mrs Farrington said.
sir: Perkins was killed in an au-
tomoblie accident in Oregon several
weeks ago, dying without a will
ABOUT Is years ago he left his home
IN winthrop after he had fallen heir
to q large estate himself Mrs Far
iihSton states that as near as can be
learned nf
stocks and bonds in the west where
he settled in LaGrange, Oregon.
I'm spite of this fortune" she saws.
W. Perkins continued to work as
telegraph operator, at which profess
sion he was still employed at the
time of his death, Sept. 8 1923. His
! remains were brought to Winthrop
for burial. Mrs. Adams being present
at the services" She explained that
her husband had not heard from Mr.
Perkins for number of years and
hasn't seen him for about 40 years
He was not notified in time to attend
the funeral
Accompanying the remains was a
banker from LAGRANGE. Oregon,
who has been named administrator
of the estate left by Mr.. Perkins.
This banker informed the Augusta
attorneys that as near as he could
find out the Auburn man and the
Oakland woman would inherit most
of the estate. which he estimated at
from 100000 to 100000. Much of
1t was in investments made many
years ago by the uncle who orig
inally willed the property to Per-
kins while the latter was living in
Winthrop.
Many remember Mr.. Perkins
everyone in Winthrop calling him
Harry" instead of Henry"
he was not married and was
about IS or 50 at the time Of his
death. Mrs. Harrington thought.
Mrs. Adams of Oakland one day
called to talk over the proposition
with them. This was the first they
knew Of it. Since that time letters
have been sent back and forth he
tween the Augusta attorneys and the
bank handling Perkins estate in
LAGRANGE, which is said to be in the
eastern part of Oregon. AS far as
!, the Farringtons know, the estate is
mostly in stock and investments.
Neighbors keep them fairly busy
asking -onestions as to how 1t feels
to see Sc0OOO or so In the ofing
but in the meantime Mr.. Harrington
goes right on dressing poultry for
these very neighbors and Mrs. Far
rington keeps right on with the
housework just as they have been
doing for the last 10 years. Previ-
Gus to moving to their West Auburn
farm and establishing their splen-
did poultry business. Mr.. and Mrs.
harrington lived in Auburn, where
he was employed in the shoe shops.