Sunday, May 20, 2012
Swindlers in Chuckery!
May of 1899 brought thieves to Chuckery. They were a band of men claiming to install lightning rods in houses at a discounted rate. The finally agreed to outfit a Chuckery home at the cost of $5. They put this cost in writing, and obtained a home owner's signature for this price. When the home owner read the entire paper, it was discovered that the swindlers had listed the price at $5 per rod on the house. When the home owner became upset with this, the swindlers agreed to outfit the entire house for $30. The home owner agreed to this new price, and he signed a new contract. After signing the contract, he discovered that "impression" paper had been used and that three contracts had been signed. Local authorities are looking into the matter.
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