The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-07

BATARD p. BLlCHLr's DElIM
An Aged Quaker Noted Tor his IIindIIness aud
InostentRtious Charity.

The residents OF Morristown, y. j., and
especially the juvenile population. will ID .ss the
kindly face OF Bayard f. Bachly tho old
Quaker. who died there on Thursday night az
the age % IS years.
For two or three generations Mr. DiachlS' q
family have lived In Morris County. whcro they
were noted chiefly for tholIsuutirinG charity.
and the old gentleman who has Just died was.
In this particular IS in others, worthy scion Of
q generous race.
When q very young man Mr. B,achly let his
homo In Mendham. about six miles beyond
Morristown and cana 10 New York whorc. in
conjunction with his two brothers. Spencer and
Dr. Cornelius Bla hly he embarked in the re-
larger custom thnn any other drK establish
men. in New York. Their store was in Green
wich street. and they had the patronage Of such
men ~ Dr. Hoti. gnd m9ny other physicians
belonging the Society IT Friends.
After nearly thiriy years Of labor Mr.. Bachly
retired from tho business. Hn waa not rich
but all his no he had bcon n very moderate
liver. incurrng no unnecessary eNpensee. and
giving. probably. the greater part Of his incomo
In charity, lie never married, and he deemed
IL uscess to work Tor money that he had no in
clination % spend while thero was nobody in
the world dependent upon him. The two
brothers who had boon his business partners
were dead buta third brother. Joseph Warren
BIaekly. ha1 n farm IN Cincinnati ana was
Mr.. ,hlachly went Woft and i9inel bis rela-
I'VE lie tOunu MN 10 bf Hke nfWstI, q man
| Of remarkable but uno stcntCiious charlty-a
tendency which hs was much hotter able 10 in
dulgr than his brother from New York. The
| two lived together i0D some years. and then
| Joseph Marran Blachb came away with his
| family and settled down In Mlrr,stoWn, y. j.,
| whore. among ether acts 81 H. ralhy, he gaNo
| $4,000 20 the library
After ten years Ipont in managing the West.
orn farm Baynrd J., Blachly. in 1860, followed
his brother to MOrrls,own. and liyod with him
and his famly uniil n few years ago when
Warren. as no wns always called, died Since
| Blachlys niYcd in tho old house with his niece
| and other blood relatives Oi his brother.
II s said that Mr.. Dlachly was the only Quaker
| left in MorristOwn, though that H. probably. n
error. There wero no Meetings there. however
| and every Wednesday, IS long as his strcngih
| sonny to his numerous charitca in this city,
| and IN tho evening 70 50 10 tho Friends NeS-
| ing. For many years ho nevar failed 10 be
present 1T these wookly gatherings; and even
| when no was too j! 10 80 out with safety hv was
ANXIOUS TO 60 10 the scryi 'c rs usual
For some years Mr.. lilaehy WAS troubled with
| an affection oi the kducSs, which his great ago
rendered the more .dnnRerous. About three
| weeks ago no WIS seriously III. but he persisted
| In moving ahont ne usual A tow lays ngo, for
almost the llr5t tpa in his life. ho was unable 10
leave HIS bed, nor did he do SO before h died. II
! from which he wns suffering was the cause OF
| his death.
MI, ,Blachly was at MI ilmcs worry retlccnt
| about his own affairs. and dislikol TO be before
| the public In any way. Nobody even In Nor
| ristOwn knew much about his private business.
| one Of his Oldest friends said last evening.
|
Snow storm In Western New York.
JAMESTOWN. Dec. CIT ia showing hard to,