OBIT: William MOSER, 1913, Wellersburg, Somerset County, PA

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Moser, Wm.

  Wm. Moser, of Wellersburg, was buried on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, 
May 20. The cause of his death was due to blood poison. Several weeks ago he 
hurt his finger by scratching it on a wire fence. This sore appeared to be 
healing nicely. Mr. Moser was a miner and  week after he had hurt his hand while 
in the mine there seemed some danger of the roof falling in and while trying to 
get out of danger struck his head against a cap piece. After returning home he 
complained of severe pain in his head. The next day being Sunday he went to 
church service, the following Monday he went back to the mine and worked all 
day, but suffered considerable pain from his head. On Tuesday he remained at 
home, and on careful examining his head, it was found that a sore, the size of a 
pin head and in the form of a pimple had developed. Mr. Moser began at once to 
poultice and continued all day. On Wednesday Dr. Murray, of Mt. Savage, was 
called in. He advised that the poultice application be continued. On Thursday 
morning Dr. Murray again visited the patient; in the evening of the same day he 
called and lanced the sore. This gave Mr. Moser some relief, but on Saturday his 
condition was not favorable and it decided to call in another doctor for 
consolation.  The case was pronounced that of blood poison and that it would 
terminate fatally. In the evening at 5"45 he died on Saturday May 17th. The 
community was shocked when it learned that Wm. Moser, a man in the prime of 
life, had ben[sic] cut down by death. He was a splendid man and will be missed 
in the community. He is survived by his wife who is the daughter of our highly 
respected citizen, Peter Knepp, and by one daughter Beula, aged 8 years. The 
funeral service was held on Tuesday, conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. C. Knable, 
assisted by Rev. E. S. Johnson.

Meyersdale Commercial, May 29, 1913