Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-06-21

One man was killed and another slightly
injured when Seibles' gravel bank, nea
Burtonsville, caved in and partially buriet
three men Monday. The dead man is Henry
H. Waters, colored. of Sandy Spring. Tit
injured was Ernest Moore, Of Ednor The
three men were working under the banl
when without warning about 80 tons o.
material fell, completely buryine Waters
and driving shovel, which he was using
into his abdomen. Moore, when he fell
gravel falling, started to run. and was
hurled up against truck which they were
loading. Other workmen on the scene
hurriedly removed the gravel from Water:
and he was placed in a car. starting fol
the hospital at Sandy Spring. but died en-
route.
The date of the play. Go Slow. Mary,
has been set for Thursday. June 9th. in
the Parish Hall at Aspen. The caste, re-
hearsine for several months on this play,
consists of Prescott Fisher. Miriam Hedges
Margaret E. Carroll, Blanche Jones. Harry
Hedges. Lawrence Rabbit. Thomas Car
roll, Jr.. Catherine Rabbit. Dorothy Martin,
Charles R. Smith and Schley Bowie. This
is three act comedy written by Lillian
Mortimer and plays about two hours. The
play and dance Is given under the auspices
Of the St. Mary's Young Peoples Society,
of Aspen, this county. Dancing will fol-
low Immediately after the play. The So
ciety is indeed very much indebted to Mrs
Donald Bowie. who has spent long hours
coaching this play.
The girls hook-up contest. which was
one Of the features Of the fourth annual
carnival and supper of the Sandy Spring
Volunteer Fire Department last Tuesday
was won by the team from Sandy Spring.
The Sandy Spring team completed coupling
the fire engine to the water tank and
sprayed water in 10 rs seconds. winning
o er the Rockville team. hich required
"a seconds. The Sandy Spring team in
cluded Anna Gilpin. chief: Claire Hutton,
Jean Coulter. Evelyn Fulks. Catherine
Thompson. Mildred Myers. Sue Thomas.
Brown. Frances Powell and Mary
Reading. Two pieces Of silver plate were
presented TO the winning team later in the
evening. A base ball game between Sill
yer Spring and Scaegsville resulted in
victory for the former. 20 to l6.
l.. Thomas Fraley. a well-known farmer
Of the vicinity of Redland. died on We'd
nesday of last week at the Montgomery
County General Hospital. Sandy Spring,
aged So years. Five weeks ago he under
went an operation for appendicitis and
several days az" pneumonia developed.
but a heart attack is given as the imme-
date cause of his death. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Dora Fraley. formerly
Harvey F.. George Brake. Samuel Vernon,
Joseph Grover Fraley. all of this county,
and Oscar Fraley. petty officer i'm the
United States Navy. The funeral took
place from St. Luke's Lutheran Church. at
Redland. last Friday morning. Mr.. Fraley
was a native of Frederick county. but had
lived in this county the gIeater part Of
his life.
William Sullivan. 23-year- old lineman
for the Potomac Electric Power Company
living in Rockville. was killed instantly on
Thursday afternoon Of last week when he
touched hieh-tension wire while splicing
a cable on the electr lines along the main
highway in Kensington Members No. 2
rescue squad of the Washington Fire. De-
partment. who responded to call for as
sistance. worked over Sullivan for nearly
an hour without avail. Sullivan's arm
came in contact with high-tension wire
charged with $500 volts. Fellow work
men saw him collapse and Immediately
rushed to his assistance. pulled the heavy
cable off his body and called police and
and the rescue squad His body. slightly
burned. was brought to Rockville. He was
a native Of Brookeviile. is survived by his
wife and a 2-year- old son.