The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-21
Of Within Rabbeth
Spindle is Dead.
H. F. WOOD NANCY
Was One Of the Oldest Fore
men in Whitinsville.

Whitinsville, Feb. 2O.--Henry F.
Woodmancy died at his residence on
Church street early this morning. Mr..
Woodmancy was taken sick several
weeks ago with inf1ammatory rheuma-
tism, and later caught a severe cold
which developed into pneumonia. He
has been gradually sinking up to the
time of his death.
Henry +. Woodmancy was born in
North Scituate, r. I 4, fifty-four years
ago. He was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Woodmancy. His education was
obtained in the schools of East Green
witch. He served his apprenticeship as
machinist at North ScitUate and la
ter entered the employ of the Within
company at Holyoke.
From Holyoke he came to Whitins-
vile, where he entered the employ of
the Within Machine Works and worked
under his brother, the late Charles l..
Woodmancy, who had charge of the
spindle job. His brothers health fail
ing, Mr. Woodmancy took charge of the
Job and held 1t to the time of his
death.
He has been in the employ of the
machine works 80 years. In company
with the late Gustavus Taft he Sc
cured patent on self-oiing spindle.
This spindle was called the Within
Rabbeth spindle, and practically revo-
lutionized cotton spinning by frame.
That the invention was one of the most
remarkable of the ege, has been dem
onstrated by the fact that the spindles
have found their way into every coun-
try on the face of the globe where cot
ton is manufactured.
The invention comprehends a spindle
with a remarkable velocity, 10000 rev.
olutions per minute being small. Its
self-oiling qualities are OF the mag
azine and friction flow order, and once
the magazine is filled with oil, the
spindle will run for a period of many
weeks.
In the past q years the producing
force of the spindle under the super
vision of Mr.. Woodmancy, has in
creased from 14lmen g. 20 men, and the
capacity of this department alone has
grown to the remarkable capacity of
over 1000 spindles per day.
Gustavus E. Taft, Mr. Woodmancys
co-worker on this invention, was
for many years the superintendent of
the Within Machine Works. Mr.. Taft
died a few years ago. Mr.. Woodman-
cy's royalty on the thousands of spin
sands of dollars, and he had accumu-
lated a handsome property. Patent
rights for the invention are recorded in
every civilized country.
Mr.. Woodmancy was very fond of
hunting and fishing. He was a man
who was respected by everybody, a
man who had the confidence of his
employees, and the careful manner in
which he attended to business shows
that their confidence was not mis-
placed. He always took great pride
in his work. In all his business life he
was eminently a practical man.
Mr.. Woodmancy leaves one sister,
Miss Ida Woodmancy, and the sym
pathy of the entire community is ex-
tended, as the death of her brother
leaves her practically alone. Mr.. Wood
NANCY was never married. The flu
neral will take place from the house
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. His
body will be placed in the tomb at Pine
Grove cemetery.
The hearing in regard to the Black
stone Valley electric street railway will
take place next Monday.
DIR. W. A. Bacon is taking a short
vacation. DR.. Barry of Uxbridge is
substituting for him.
Edward Cough, who has been at work
in Worcester has left that city and
gone to Fitchburg.
The remains of Mrs. A. D. w. Nc
Intyre, who died at Putnam, Conn,
Friday, were brought here today. Flu
neral services will take place tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock, from her
parents home, Mr.. and Mrs. Lomai B.
Carr of Church street. Her body will
be placed in the tomb at Pine Grove
cemetery.
Frank Metcalf of Woonsocket and
George Diamond of Hopedale were
guests of Mrs. Warren Smith of Main
street, yesterday.
Harold, two years and six months
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. David Roach
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