BIO: Harry William PETRIKIN, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 47-48.
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  HARRY WILLIAM PETRIKIN, attorney-at-law, Huntingdon, Pa., was born in 
Huntingdon, July 18, 1863.  He is a son of R. Bruce and Mary (Pohl) 
Petrikin.  Robert Bruce Petrikin was born in Muncy, Lycoming county, Pa., 
September 25, 1827; he died in Philadelphia, although at the time a resident 
of Huntingdon, on April 15, 1895.  Mrs. Petrikin was born in Philadelphia, 
October 12, 1844, and died in Huntingdon, June 14, 1884.  Their children 
are: Robert Bruce, died aged two years; Donald, died aged nineteen, April 7, 
1887; Harry William; Margaret M., wife of Joseph H. Rhodes, Burlington, 
N.J.; Miss Mary E.; and Malcolm. 
  The boyhood of Mr. H. W. Petrikin was passed in Huntingdon.  He attended 
the academy, and afterwards the Brethren's Normal School, now styled Juniata 
College.  He prepared for college at Shortledge's Academy, Media, Delaware 
county, Pa., and then went to Yale, from which institution he was graduated 
in 1885.  After this thorough and liberal preparation, Mr. Petrikin entered 
upon the business of his chosen calling by being registered as a student of 
law in the office of his father in January, 1885.  He was admitted to the 
Huntingdon county bar in June, 1886, and to that of the Supreme Court in 
1888.  He has since practised continually in Huntingdon, except that for one 
year (1889-90), he was assistant to the counsel of the corporation of New 
York City.  Mr. Petrikin is a member of the State Bar Association. His 
political views are Democratic. 
  Mr. Petrikin is not married.  His family are connected with the 
Presbyterian church.