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a half-day tour of Mosby sites.”
A bid of $25 was immediately shouted from the floor, followed by bids of $50, $75 and $100.
“This is like a real auction,” Gannon said.
When a bid for $125 came from the balcony, Gannon joked, “I’m glad I screwed this thing up. That will pay for polishing one side of the monument.”
As the price rose above $150, someone near the front got a big laugh by asking, “Do you take Confederate money?”
A competition developed between patrons seated on the floor and those in the balcony.
In the end, the floor’s bid of $350 was topped by Delma Bagley of Sperryville, who was in the balcony, with an offer of $400.
“I do have a special inter
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