Forney, our story is one of hard work, service, and perseverance. We first advertised as “Dealers in hardware, cutlery, paints, cement, ect.” We’ve been through a Civil War, a Great Depression, and still have passed down the spirit of J.W. McPherson, a man who under cover of night deceived the confederates by hiding supplies in the fire places, then telling their leader “Here’s a department which you didn’t investigate,” pointing to the coffin fixtures. His son’s built houses, raised families on Prince Street and helped the community here in Shippensburg. Our name bearers Ralph D. Pague and Denny M. Fegan, who worked in the same building for decades before purchasing the store in 1925. Mike Fegan & his son Kevin still run the store today, offering the same expert knowledge, hometown service, and expansive inventory. As true as it was in 1956 with our first newspaper review, “Their extensive premises are filled to repletion with everything in their line. They know what their patrons want and their goods are gauged accordingly.”
