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Updated: June 5, 2025
About this time the labor element in the village and vicinity was startled by an advertisement in the Rockville "Daily News," signed by the clerk of the Board of Village Trustees, notifying contractors that thirty days thereafter, closing at nine P.M. precisely, separate sealed proposals would be received at the meeting-room of the board, over the post-office, for the hauling of twenty thousand cubic yards of fine crushed stone for use on the public highways; bidders would be obliged to give suitable bonds, etc.; certified check for five hundred dollars to accompany each bid as guaranty, etc.
This high price has cooled the claims of the bidders, and the plan of the supplementary indemnities is still suspended, and probably will continue so until our Minister lowers his terms. A combination is supposed to have been entered into by the chief demanders of indemnities, by which they have bound themselves to resist all farther extortions.
Those selected are then at the first opportunity put on board a ship and carried off to Halifax, where rough, shaggy, ungroomed, and untamed, they are sold at auction to the highest bidders. It was one of these ponies that Mr. Lloyd proposed to purchase for Bert. The latter was an expert rider now, and could be intrusted with a much more spirited animal than dear, little Brownie.
The negro has been accused of voting for money, but it is doubtful if as a race, he is any more prone to this practice than his white fellow citizens among whom this abuse seems to be growing. Mandy Gibson: There were auction-blocks near the court houses where the slaves were sold to the highest bidders.
"They'll get it off on to you if you don't take care." And I pulled his sleeve impatiently. Willis was grinning broadly; he also thought that Addison was bluffing the other bidders. Haines then said, "Nineteen hundred"; and Lurvey at once cried, "Nineteen twenty-five!" It was now apparent that Lurvey meant to get the farm if he could, and that Haines also wanted it.
These leaders are mere echoes of to-day's advertisement sheet, and bidders for to-morrow's." "The world gets worse every day, Skinner." "It gets no better," replied Richard, philosophically. "But, Richard, here is our county member, and , staid, sober men both, and both have pledged their honor on the floor of the House of Commons to the sound character of some of these companies."
Bidders were shy of investing their cash in the problematical returns of such regions and those who had the hardihood to enter into contracts with the government made huge profits if lucky. Falco was lucky each time. He plunged again and again. He also embarked similarly in bidding for unpromising contracts and in buying up estates thrown unexpectedly on the market.
When he had finished building a row of good slated houses in his town, he declared that he would let them to the best tenants he could find, and proposals were publicly sent to him from all parts of the country. By the best tenants, Mr. Somerville did not, however, mean the best bidders; and many, who had offered an extravagant price for the houses, were surprised to find their proposals rejected.
It soon became evident at the sale that the stranger from the city was determined to have the property, and the other bidders gave way. When the clerk returned that evening Gregory plied him with questions, and learned that Miss Walton seemed to have great regret at leaving, and was very grateful when told that she could take her own time for departure.
"We've only one real competitor to buck an Australian steamship company. They're crazy to get her; and as there are no French bidders on this side of the world, naturally and in view of the present condition of world politics the French authorities in Papeete are pulling for the Britisher. Jinks is now in Papeete and I'm about to start for there at one o'clock.
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