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Show STRANGE CHARACTER IB DEAD, Ridley Gave Away Houses, but Kepi 12.000 Till the End. Clark Illdley of New Dedford Mass often derided as miser, who startled his acquaintance last sum mer b giving away several houses and other property to his tenants Charles O Allen Catherine M Ash le Mrs l.sura Tripp his housekeeper housekeep-er and others Is dead aged S years I (Idle) s action at the time caused widespread comment, and hundreds of letters poured Into the Hldley home begging for gifts of bouses, none) anything Mr Itldle) hsd to give nwa) Hut outside of his gift nt bouses Illdley held on to his remaining prop-irly prop-irly until ver recently, when he dls pose-d of all his real estate, except bis own homestead whlh was the worst lo king house he owned For twent) years llldle) bad been ailing bis tenement and had ae eiinitilatid property till be owned ten houses ll colleMed his own rents He bad been n common laborer all hit lite and had saved hi earnings He never hud nny "good time " na lie stnted rn nil) In nil Interview, and gave up chewing and smoking when 0 vents old because the habit was expensive t'p to the time, a month ago, when he was taken sick, Itldle) kept house for himself Mr Itldle) was determined to give nwa) all his property liefnre U death, nud up to a few da) ago had given aw a) all but some (1000 In rash and his homestead, but hi rein Uvea didn't figure In the deeds ot gift This (2,'HIO Illdley kept In hi bed till he dlid, unable to mako sp his mind what to do with It |