The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-08-04
cENERAL MANAGER AND ORGAN
IzER OF THE a. RADFoRD POT
Terry COMPANY DIES SUDDENL Z
OF HEART FAILURE AT HIS HOME
AND IN HIS DEATH ONE OF THE
FOREMOST ART PoTTERs OF THIS
COUNTRY AND A GENIUS, PASS
ES AWAY.
Death Came Suddenly and Unexpectedly
and Causes Shock of Pain and Sorrow
to Pass Over the Community fty-Funeral
Arrangements Not Yet Made.

Albert Radford, general manager O
the a. Radford Pottery Company, whose
plant is in the Clarksburg Industrial ad.
dition, died suddenly at mis- home in tbs
Jones apartment house, corner of Third
and Mechanic streets, Thursday morning
mt eleven o'clock from heart failure.
The shocking intelligence of his sud
den demise caused a wave of deep sor
row and surprise over the city in both
social and business circles in which he
was prominently connected. For tho
past several days Mr.. Radford had been
feeling unwell but had not been bed
fast. and his indisposition was not con
sidered serious either by his family ol
himself. On Wednesday he grew worse
and he called physician to see him
While then it was not thought his i'll
ness was serious proper medical atten
tion was given him and he continued in
about the same condition. Thursday
morning while sitting in chair in his
room he fell over and suddenly expired
In the death of Mr.. Radford, one Of
the foremost art potters in this country
passes away He was possessed of ex
traordintry ability in the manufacture
OF fine art ware and was considered .
genius. He was endowed with excep
tional skill and aptitude partly acquired
by his studious and close adoption K
his trade which he followed all his life
and partly, ii might be said, by heredi
tary pracIiyities for his anceStors in
direct male line for six generations be
fore MIN were master potters.
n
in England where his father was engag
ed in pottery manufacture. When OF
mature Years he came to the United
States With his parents and engaged il
he same business which his family hac
followed and in which he was engaged
For some years he produced art ware il
Baltimore, Md. and from there he went
to TilIin, Ohio, aud was associated with
n large pottery there. From Tiiiin hc
went to zanesville where he again be
came connected with a large pottery
He remaned in GAINESVILLE for eislr
years. About year and half ago Ii
became Interested in the wonderful re
sources of West Virginia and after com
ing here he took advantage OF certain
inducements offered him and proceeded
to organize a local pottery. Investing
his money with several capitalists Of
the city he soon had tho pottery started
and within a comparatively short tim,
the finely equipped pottery now in op
Grafton at the Clnrl<sburg Industrial al
dition was completed.
The deceased was forty-f years of
age He Is survived by his wife an6
three children. who live at the home in
this city and his father and mother, wht
live in znnesville, Ohio. One brother
living in England also survives. The
children are Albert. eighteen years Of
age, who took up the trade Of his an
cestors and is engaged in that work n
the plant his father built; Fred, aged
fifteen, and NIaude. aged thirteen.
During his residence in this city, MIR
Radford had made many friends who
admired him for his many excelleni
qualities and his genial, kind and cour
teaus demeanor, At the pottery he was
liked by all Of his employees and his
extraordinary capabilities, executive and
business abilities placed him high in
the estimation OF his business associates
To the grief stricken members of mis-
family the friends and acqnaintan
| ces in the city extend their heartfelt
sympathy and condolences.
the funeral arrangements win not bs
made until the arrival OF tile father ano
mother Of the deceased from GAINESVILLE
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