R. R. BARBRE -
Mr. R. R. Barbre, the blind cooper, died at Tate Spring on the 23rd
ultimo, aged 71 years. Mr. Barabre had been engaged making barrels for
Tate Spring for the last fourteen years and was probably the best known
cooper in the state, being visited by the thousands of visitors from all
sections of the country at the springs, form the fact that he was
totally blind and a most dexterous workman at his trade. He was well
known in the back counties, having for years after the war peddled
cotton yarns for the Mosey Creek Cotton Factory. He was ever regarded as
an upright man, a zealous Christian, and a good citizen.
Daily Journal and Journal and Tribune, March 17, 1889 - submitted by Pam Rathbone
