Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - September 10, 1904 A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AND HISTORIAN OF PERKIOMEN VALLEY One of the leading educators of the Perkiomen Valley has his home in East Greenville and that town can feel honored in having so distinguished a citizen. Prof. H.W. KRIEBEL (picture) was born about forty-five years ago near Hereford, Berks county, being the son of the late well known Henry KRIEBEL, farmer, stock breeder and manufacturer of linseed oil. His early boyhood days were spent on the farm and in the district school and while quite young he applied himself diligently to his books and showed phenominal progress. He later entered the Normal School at Kutztown and graduated with honor from that institution at the age of 17. While pursuing his course he developed a liking for mathematics and after graduation took up the scientific course but abandoned it before graduation and engaged in teaching. After teaching for some time Prof. KRIEBEL took a course in Theology at one of the Seminaries of Ohio and on graduation engaged in the ministry for several years, preaching for the Schwenkfelders of which denomination he is a faithful and devout member. His mathematical instincts and his early Normal training made him feel as if his duties were with the young rather than with people more advanced in years and he again entered the school room. Having served his native valley conscientiously and with marked success in the roll of school masters for a number of years, he twelve years ago associated himself with Rev. O.S. KRIEBEL to found the present well known flourishing Perkiomen Seminary. Four years ago he severed his connections with the institution as instructor after having served for eight years as vice-principal, Prof. of Mathematics and Sciences, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, and Steward of the institution. Since his retirement as an instructor he has been one of its most active trustees and is still continued as Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Much of his time is devoted to the school, he being at present engaged in superintending the erection of the new gymnasium. Prof. KRIEBEL is a careful and painstaking writer and is renowned for his knowledge of local and church history. He is familiar with every detail of the history of the Perkiomen Valley and many a valuable paper from his pen, portraying the trials of the early settlers of the valley, has been perused by the ever eager public. His knowlege of church history is no less profound and his denomination, the Schwenkfelders, appreciating the fact, two years ago, sent him to Germany to perfect arrangements and collect data for the compilation of a complete history of the denomination. The Upper Perkiomen Valley may well feel grateful to Prof. KRIEBEL of his work. From early youth on he had worked assidiously to develop the budning mind of this section and today many young men and women who would be mere atoms of the human race, had not Prof. KRIEBEL exerted his influence and pointed the way, are filling positions of responsibility and trying to stem ignorance. PASTOR PREACHED OVER 8,000 SERMONS Rev. F.J. MOHR, who has been pastor of the Reformed church at Quakertown for 33 years, and who has been in the ministry for 51 years and 3 months, in preaching his farewell sermon, cited the following facts: He has preached 7560 regular sermons and 1057 funeral sermons; baptized 1021 persons; confirmed 1132 persons; married 508 couples; raised for benevolence $10,000, and for congregational purposes $55,127, while he served charges at Williamsport, Millersburg, Bloomsburg and Quakertown. PAID $122 FOR SHEEP WHICH DOGS KILLED The County Commissioners on Wednesday paid $122 to Mrs. Charles WHEELER, of Lower Merion, for the damage done to her flock of sheep by a dog, which killed 11 wool-bearers and maimed 21 more. The Commissioners after paying the money turned to the assessors' books and found that the taxes derived from dogs for this purpose were small as compared with the thousands of dogs. They will prod the assessors. HAD AN ARM TORN FROM HIS SHOULDER William IRONS, of Norristown, an employee in the Norristown Covering Company's plant, had an arm torn from its socket on Wednesday while at work near the belting. His hand became fastened and before the machinery could be stopped his arm was completely severed from his body. DIED IN THE HARVEST FIELD George ALBRIGHT, 70 years old, a well-known farmer of Exeter township, Berks county, was found dead in one of his fields on Tuesday. Death is supposed to have been due to apoplexy. He had gone out to mow grass, and when he failed to return for dinner his grandson went to search for him, and found him dead. EIGHT YEAR OLD LIFE-SAVER Willie, aged 8 years, son of Mrs. Wm. HARTLINE, of Pottstown, proved himself a hero by saving his 7-year-old sister, Alice, from drowning. She had ventured into a boat in the Manatawny Creek, and it drifted out into the current and was fast approaching the breast of a dam, when Willie swam to the craft, jumped in and using his hands for oars, paddled the boat to shore. LEFT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA FOR BENEFIT OF HEALTH Mr. and Mrs. W.G. LINTON and Mrs. A.K. LINTON, of Macungie, sailed on Saturday for Charleston, S.C., and will make an extended trip through the South. Mr. LINTON has been suffering with nervous prostration for the past few months and hopes to regain his health by this trip. USED BAR TO EXTRICATE WOMAN Caught between a street car and platform, Mrs. Ida MOCK, of Pottstown, was so firmly wedged at her ankle that a bar had to be used to pry loose the planks.