The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-28
K. {. MOSht:R DIES
FOLLOWING FALL
Early Morning Accident in
Home Causes Cerebral
Hemorrhage
ARM FRACTURED
AND HEAD INJURED
Widely Known and Successful Auto
mobile Dealer Fell Down Staircase
in Darkness Surgeon Had No
Doubt of Patients Recovery.

A cerebral hemorrhage following
fracture of the internal cable of the
skull, the result of a fall about l30
O'Clock in his home at % Oak street
yesterday morning, caused the death
about three and half hours later OF
Kenneth E. Mosher, 80, widely known
automobile dealer and proprietor OF
garage on Flat street.
Mr.. Mosher had been in his usual
health. He attended the parade of the
'26th division in Boston Friday and re-
turned that night to Brattleboro by auto
mobile, arriving here about o'clock Sat
urday morning. He was at his garage
and sales rooms Saturday and conducted
business as usual, returning to his home
IN the evening to await the arrival of
Mrs. Mosher, who also had been in Boston
with party of friends to see the parade
She returned about III O'Clock and both
retired soon afterwards.
About l.30 o'clock Mr.. Mosher arose.
called to Mrs. Mosher and started for the
bathroom, the entrance to which is close
to an open staircase leading down to the
kitchen. Mr.. Mosher, who had not turned
on the electric lights, fell down the stair
case, landing on his face and left arm.
and the arm was fractured between the
elbow and shoulder He also received
wounds on his forehead and nose, but
was not rendered unconscious. He arose
| and was assisted by Mrs. Mosher to a
couch in the den on the second floor.
Mrs. Mosher then called DIR. George K.
Anderson, who dressed the wounds, while
Mr. Mosher appeared to be in cheerful
mood and remarked jokingly about his
broken arm, which the surgeon said he
| would set Sunday after taking him to
the Memorial hospital. After time Mr..
Mosher fell asleep. On discovering
change in his condition Mrs. Mosher
called DIR. Anderson and DIR. ". III. Lane.
but death took place before their arrival.
Kenneth E. Mosher was born in Annap
oils, \. s., Sept. IL, 1879, one of several
children of Uriah and Eliza lReedl
| AI6sher. His mother died when he was a
small boy When young he went to Mar
low, \. H., to live and while a young man
went to keene, where he worked in j. w.
Buckminster's livery stable. After q
time he bought out the business and later
took G. G. Putney of keene as partner.
| Mosher & Putney came to Brattleboro
in January, 1910, and bought of Henry
&. Brown the livery business which has
been conducted many years in the old
wooden structure on the site of the pres
ent Barber building. In December of that
year the firm name was changed to
sIosher & Cobb, j. Willard Cobb buying
Mr. Putney's interest. In October, 1911
Arthur Blood bought a third interest in
the business, but in December sold his
interest to the partners, and about two
weeks later Mr.. Cobb sold his interest to
; AIr. Mosher In May. 1918, Mr. MosheI
bought the Howard & Yearly livery busi-
! ness in the rear of Elliot street and the
: business was moved to the Flat street
= stable. Late in March, 1914, Mr.. Moshel
. sold a half interest to Murray NJ. Tucker
: Early in November of the same year th'
r stable was burned, causing a loss esti
e mated at $4,000.