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FERGUS 1940 - 1980' sn~t-i"i.'!'d(If '\','hRt nHJ~hl bl'dtt th~tt ::·o·orrL .al1?J v;.·ould ~":n\'(·~p"i.n)tllt~St~!.b:~~.fUi;! J'H} SUt""j th'l' dOftor 'fV~t$~"HUl clos.cd~ and lht.~J1ruu'11aHt iti\sfas:tl\sJ ~ouJtJ. :,1'/ lu'"Uwm lold "to,'lt'f: '''f cr,iul< l11o~in-s ,"luri ratttinf',iWIl';$.\\·hjejJ ,L/l,h"d wlhu .n1Y!.~h-'r,:/•. and thu 'cal' ..jn1nHH1s~]y.. ,Ahi_(.),,\\lh~Ul t.tH~VrcntC'd -the hOll::'H: Jl \Vn.ll(Hd j;\~crl-:i;'l 1~~.f': JJpS~air5' tt"{Ul1 rf>on1~ijrdU~t~rc:_\v~,&~ h\'~L:,,'-~; il 1'1 t~iH. (In [hl.!fr~uuc.1ItjnL GHd€~!'- tftlLclC the U\O~H b{'1.;tlU~ht1"t1.1HiSi. I\-nd-H \\"~LS suet! fuu t:~J'pI4~Jt· ~H~de:~tht! fj'"aUH.~ h:i\- \'1(tr-ld H~ in~d{ •. ~.,.tJtjHu·,,'u \'dH~n.~ Httj- HJ1,t{P\,~'" Ht' -·~eI!Jilirtg··-:,e!iang·t!.::J :'\~t)t{i~t-:rs," ThH,~ ·"fnon(~t:~r.ttl}d l)(~~H\Ythinp:; l \~'atItcd ,I~ to. bt"<SO)ntJtinl0~ i'IJOJ'iJ-'\4,'on} "~qun~ tiHt,~bf~~;{;:~\" t~H~:n it ,,~'[;utd be COh,y' 'a.utI nois.r and thPtt:! \\'(H.t1tfb~" ntet! thi;1~S- to li~jH>.\ I~o ~;<jfJJ1tettLu.t:~·;_ fUHHV thh~~l;!{ to HH1ull-toat1d of t:{i1%n'~,!, tJt1L}(~rr~hj toO dr{,~u_ •. .,.i,:q~~Jd hu there to pIny \vhh n6<;\' andthcll. .:'Iy· rn~tl~1n~tlion. 'Ii.'t~nt-t{fn, !'a::t' t)ue~~ when I 1!\!:!ha'HIIIt\' 1!1olhcr and bm· th(~n; $tJ\~' jyHI,~(;j'F; 011 P0j' G.'lHHi bort1~_ '1.-~-J---,~vl~~ t'~~n .. ", thert~_ \V;aSH gtg(~ntic-__ ~n2.~~.out~!dr:.~. h<~Jl_tJH.L: a shc.'!, ',mmH!mve bl]{m convmcJnl{ bC!:;m~c the:••did ,(S hit!. ,\lid I JJ11J!,t a]-:~fJl\_;(v\.!:h;et:n·.S\lrC pop C01_Jfd eO!l~., ()f course, it tut'aH~dCH:1.1.f).-!n~ H ~un~_~ }) i pu_itnd. '}\<fus. Ica_})t2f~torn'! a~~~udJty. There W3:<; ;t tw.;;I"for their hdid in "w . i< sril'lI,eh;tdb~l)n ftIPMlt}(\ mi,,· sin~ fnHt! fjomi.> ,:(1) ur othcr • It w.~ at'o'Stont'hmm;" that 11t;:l!!n wunder!!'1 t;;nl~i\Hcd ~Sammv·'. a most JIwmol'nlJ!q ",H who ItW!Hl"1(11)O ,!I~;;!i(W tip jndulrs c!olhcH,cmn- pictl) withsm~k5 (:)t'1){)oti"'$ Ht\d bon- t~<:t. th,:I\' P1IShcd in:. II bill"'. wicker doU'" prrun.fh: w(H,hl :;lll;\' in Hw tH"'ltU 1m lun~ u:; Jpushed .fcHe ',nl:.' baUtqd whnn I WfHIWd to dress Mal tlild,',}(.;;; hlminav;u-My n! (futfit!;, ~l~cn_.he W()l~_,l(J,g~;:"~(:f'aHU .5·f:vish_ ... l~i_~ ridl nntl ~hu liauw was ovt'r for tlw da~v", Next door at !hat tlmi.' livet! a P:lgc 281 FEHGUS OF THE 111,2O'S bv Hm'js H""dm'!101' Wliith1j,'jc In 't1w I,ll!! T"".mIW,;. C. HU>ReJJ Hf!ndt!:r!',{j~l\\\fth-h:f~; ~,,;,·~h,~~.f\!li~i(,h}H the fMm ,Hmr Hnthsa,y ami !1m'.'",! to -~·;O:ci',fi_~1g to \t;.'{,t'lt f{)r~ l'<-->.-att)· __ t~n)~;,T~.\'O li,t}ns •• t,~i;n'''~ born aud 'b~call.se (.if tilt!' i~a.n. deprt,~!~ni'-'J1 z.;ot~ilr%, ~ht':; u~uycd ;.0 iH~("Jt~~{'r fRrn1~1,"t~ry fliW,1' Fnq.~u:;:. \\~huI'C Htt~;'~J~t~(~'.o;· Hutch ;f}ftht>,r ff:U{! hwJ Hu~s \\'<1fhed at B''';tUy·S t:-J.ltl.\tH1' :',,\'Q {\ ~\·~N.:lt, 1"n:UHUatJer In Y. !ath(~r tcHinf": !ftt'" ahnu\' tt,?·tn~~ It) ;~l~U il1t1Y c:;s~trrt~~t!D.ePlbh'~:!''':;~~ht ftr}~~'!r h~.~\\.';)u]d he h~~~-ky to:-;:~t n\'t~ (."~"JILt; hIt' ~t, bat bi~skt~~-i)f-FU1~t;r~.,,:~.:-:;t'ld nlo'~t~s gav~~ theHl ~t\v~'t~' bi.!fOt,{: It'udJdHl~baeI{hJ ,;h~ hlrn1i_ E"cn~11fin:t th~rc l.V~~J'; UHJtt-(" .•• \'or1r;. ~1,.!1d;n{)rv~l.itJ·:fp~l~i :"o;]lf:- fiip1:il\', 're:lu1'ned Hi F't~rt~USo 1 '.'"f~iS 'born rn UK3-:\HuSt.{;t:llrJ;f;;Stt"t~(,~L,tt,Uf! ~\"ii5 the firs! ba.b'\."L)c 'TO_HI HusscU dciiYt'"H.~(jiH 1·.i~)1~}'.~" 1>.nH~th~;1.'< In J U3D \~'hcn ¢,hu st.'ennd \'t.~orld ~'-,,'l1.r ~Vt~'~ ;j(J(~h.iret1 ·~\·"~'.v()r(~ U.• 'au.:-{)11 St, O.vo'ld'" Stre«t oppq!;ita thc' Old St. ,\ndnJ',v"$ C:hIJ'J"I.~h man:;I.C, '\e;ftmHv.1 ~~ntetuIJt!r L:adu}:at \\ttl~~t~aR[!~t:};In '-~ G()'a.~~c c.::nHcd ;·~~1u.s4f-:5"·in th(~ ~aY5 justbe(9fC t~1_t;d•• 1Qla1'atioz). and ••11.the nwn w'Jttld Hs!tm \{) the 1I0W$ at the nil!) IIml Pllly l'.tI!ip tit the mt!,~ !;:r'Jt~oryIiIl:Ol"t', ! ,'enH'mbet we Imd to be so qtlit't, "time •..• !! thirt!~ ,,( l"l\ll'~m. fOl"d:ildnm (':>11()(:[" 1 1:0' whml olllwli· dn;,'. 'rhf) J1dulln 1\'ln",,: :i!! ;;0 S(~ritm1; . ~::'I!ked of fnod nHHmin~ ;!'lIdc;\Il~ "1111 o~iwj" thingswhicl,ldid n[)~ 111 rm)"lhjn~r.to UH pla~~'h!g l!l~h41 d ... ' .... nring the \\'arf •.. ,rlj\!'C~! yeMs We ~I la '"SI.cIlI,ultomu·· -Clum's hour;t:' Hnw thinl, ot it ·;:IW> St.nl~\'id Sincet. N. Ihe pIne'" I r<.'IJ1\.'mberrnost ffctm Ill\' ,. chi:dlw,)tI. ·nwm· was ••" room upstnln; Whi,chwilH kopt IQ<1kedfmm IlI() limu Mon! mjel f>fm INI the h0I15\.'. ,. 1 ~\'~\S [n:ih~·.~,,"· N1.iH"I'.n:-u{nn:for HH.~ tH·t~:hu1·f rC'fu<:-Jnbl!t' h[)in~' Vt!'1'!'<' Looking Back: The Story of Fergus through the Years 1833 ~ 1983 vol. 1 (p,281)

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Page 1: FERGUS 1940 - 1980'whitlockfamilyassociation.com.s3.amazonaws.com/... · FERGUS 1940 - 1980' sn~t-i"i.'!'d (If '\','hRt nHJ~hl bl'dtt th~tt::·o·orrL.al1?J v;.·ould ~":n\'(·~p"i.n)tllt~St~!.b:~~.fUi;!

FERGUS 1940 - 1980'sn~t-i"i.'!'d(If '\','hRt nHJ~hl bl'dtt th~tt ::·o·orrL

.al1?J v;.·ould ~":n\'(·~p"i.n)tllt~St~!.b:~~.fUi;!J'H}SUt""j th'l' dOftor 'fV~t$~"HUl clos.cd~ andlht.~J1ruu'11aHt iti\sfas:tl\sJ ~ouJtJ. :,1'/lu'"Uwm lold "to,'lt'f: '''f cr,iul< l11o~in-s,"luri ratttinf',iWIl';$.\\·hjejJ ,L/l,h"d wlhu.n1Y!.~h-'r,:/•. and thu 'cal' ..jn1nHH1s~]y..,Ahi_(.),,\\lh~Ul t.tH~VrcntC'd -the hOll::'H: Jl

\Vn.ll(Hd j;\~crl-:i;'l 1~~.f':JJpS~air5' tt"{Ul1rf>on1~ijrdU~t~rc:_\v~,&~h\'~L:,,'-~;il 1'1 t~iH.(In[hl.!fr~uuc.1ItjnL GHd€~!'- tftlLclC the U\O~Hb{'1.;tlU~ht1"t1.1HiSi. I\-nd-H \\"~LS suet! fuut:~J'pI4~Jt·~H~de:~tht! fj'"aUH.~ h:i\- \'1(tr-ld H~in~d{ •.~.,.tJtjHu·,,'u \'dH~n.~Httj- HJ1,t{P\,~'" Ht'-·~eI!Jilirtg··-:,e!iang·t!.::J :'\~t)t{i~t-:rs," ThH,~·"fnon(~t:~r.ttl}dl)(~~H\Ythinp:; l \~'atItcd ,I~to. bt"<SO)ntJtinl0~ i'IJOJ'iJ-'\4,'on} "~qun~tiHt,~bf~~;{;:~\"t~H~:nit ,,~'[;utdbe COh,y' 'a.utInois.r and thPtt:! \\'(H.t1tfb~" ntet! thi;1~S­to li~jH>.\ I~o ~;<jfJJ1tettLu.t:~·;_ fUHHV thh~~l;!{to HH1ull-toat1d of t:{i1%n'~,!, tJt1L}(~rr~hjtoO

dr{,~u_•..,.i,:q~~Jdhu there to pIny \vhh n6<;\'andthcll.

.:'Iy· rn~tl~1n~tlion. 'Ii.'t~nt-t{fn,!'a::t't)ue~~when I 1!\!:!ha'HIIIt\' 1!1olhcr and bm·th(~n; $tJ\~' jyHI,~(;j'F; 011 P0j' G.'lHHi

bort1~_ '1.-~-J---,~vl~~ t'~~n..", thert~_\V;aSHgtg(~ntic-__~n2.~~.out~!dr:.~. h<~Jl_tJH.L: ashc.'!, ',mmH!mve bl]{m convmcJnl{bC!:;m~c the:••did ,(S hit!. ,\lid I JJ11J!,t

a]-:~fJl\_;(v\.!:h;et:n·.S\lrC pop C01_Jfd eO!l~.,()f course, it tut'aH~dCH:1.1.f).-!n~ H ~un~_~})ipu_itnd. '}\<fus. Ica_})t2f~torn'! a~~~udJty.There W3:<; ;t tw.;;I"for their hdid in"w . i< sril'lI,eh;tdb~l)n ftIPMlt}(\ mi,,·sin~ fnHt! fjomi.> ,:(1) ur othcr •

It w.~ at'o'Stont'hmm;" that 11t;:l!!nwunder!!'1 t;;nl~i\Hcd ~Sammv·'. amost JIwmol'nlJ!q ",H who ItW!Hl"1(11)O,!I~;;!i(Wtip jndulrs c!olhcH,cmn­pictl) withsm~k5 (:)t'1){)oti"'$ Ht\d bon­t~<:t. th,:I\' P1IShcd in:. II bill"'. wickerdoU'" prrun.fh: w(H,hl :;lll;\' in HwtH"'ltU 1m lun~ u:; Jpushed .fcHe ',nl:.'baUtqd whnn I WfHIWd to dress Maltlild,',}(.;;; hlminav;u-My n! (futfit!;,~l~cn_.he W()l~_,l(J,g~;:"~(:f'aHU.5·f:vish_ ...l~i_~ridl nntl ~hu liauw was ovt'r for tlwda~v",

Next door at !hat tlmi.' livet! a

P:lgc 281

FEHGUS OF THE 111,2O'Sbv Hm'js H""dm'!101' Wliith1j,'jc

In 't1w I,ll!! T"".mIW,;. C. HU>ReJJHf!ndt!:r!',{j~l\\\fth-h:f~;~,,;,·~h,~~.f\!li~i(,h}Hthe fMm ,Hmr Hnthsa,y ami !1m'.'",! to-~·;O:ci',fi_~1g to \t;.'{,t'lt f{)r~l'<-->.-att)· __t~n)~;,T~.\'Oli,t}ns ••t,~i;n'''~born aud 'b~call.se (.if tilt!'i~a.n. deprt,~!~ni'-'J1z.;ot~ilr%,~ht':; u~uycd;.0 iH~("Jt~~{'rfRrn1~1,"t~ry fliW,1' Fnq.~u:;:.\\~huI'C Htt~;'~J~t~(~'.o;·Hutch ;f}ftht>,r ff:U{!hwJ Hu~s \\'<1fhed at B''';tUy·S t:-J.ltl.\tH1':',,\'Q {\ ~\·~N.:lt,1"n:UHUatJer In Y. !ath(~rtcHinf": !ftt'" ahnu\' tt,?·tn~~ It) ;~l~U il1t1Y

c:;s~trrt~~t!D.ePlbh'~:!''':;~~htftr}~~'!rh~.~\\.';)u]dhe h~~~-kyto:-;:~t n\'t~ (."~"JILt;hIt' ~t, batbi~skt~~-i)f-FU1~t;r~.,,:~.:-:;t'ldnlo'~t~sgav~~

theHl ~t\v~'t~'bi.!fOt,{: It'udJdHl~baeI{hJ,;h~ hlrn1i_ E"cn~11fin:t th~rc l.V~~J';UHJtt-(".••\'or1r;. ~1,.!1d;n{)rv~l.itJ·:fp~l~i :"o;]lf:­fiip1:il\', 're:lu1'ned Hi F't~rt~USo 1 '.'"f~iS

'born rn UK3-:\HuSt.{;t:llrJ;f;;Stt"t~(,~L,tt,Uf!~\"ii5 the firs! ba.b'\."L)c 'TO_HI HusscUdciiYt'"H.~(jiH 1·.i~)1~}'.~"1>.nH~th~;1.'<

In J U3D \~'hcn ¢,hu st.'ennd \'t.~orld ~'-,,'l1.r

~Vt~'~;j(J(~h.iret1 ·~\·"~'.v()r(~U.•'au.:-{)11 St,O.vo'ld'" Stre«t oppq!;ita thc' Old St.,\ndnJ',v"$ C:hIJ'J"I.~h man:;I.C, '\e;ftmHv.1~~ntetuIJt!r L:adu}:at \\ttl~~t~a R[!~t:};In'-~ G()'a.~~c c.::nHcd ;·~~1u.s4f-:5"·in th(~

~aY5 justbe(9fC t~1_t;d••1Qla1'atioz). and••11.the nwn w'Jttld Hs!tm \{) the 1I0W$

at the nil!) IIml Pllly l'.tI!ip tit the mt!,~!;:r'Jt~oryIiIl:Ol"t', ! ,'enH'mbet we Imd tobe so qtlit't, "time •..•!! thirt!~ ,,( l"l\ll'~m.fOl"d:ildnm (':>11()(:["11:0' whml olllwli·dn;,'. 'rhf) J1dulln 1\'ln",,: :i!! ;;0 S(~ritm1;

. ~::'I!ked of fnod nHHmin~ ;!'lIdc;\Il~"1111 o~iwj" thingswhicl,ldid n[)~

111 rm)"lhjn~r.to UH pla~~'h!gl!l~h41d ... '....

nring the \\'arf •..,rlj\!'C~! yeMs We~I la '"SI.cIlI,ultomu·· -Clum's hour;t:'Hnw thinl, ot it ·;:IW> St.nl~\'id

Sincet. N. Ihe pIne'" I r<.'IJ1\.'mberrnostffctm Ill\' ,.chi:dlw,)tI. ·nwm· was ••"room upstnln; Whi,chwilH koptIQ<1kedfmm IlI() limu Mon! mjel f>fm

INI the h0I15\.'. ,.1 ~\'~\S [n:ih~·.~,,"·N1.iH"I'.n:-u{nn:for HH.~tH·t~:hu1·f rC'fu<:-Jnbl!t' h[)in~' Vt!'1'!'<'

Looking Back: The Story of Fergus through the Years 1833 ~ 1983 vol. 1 (p,281)

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$1', ANDHE\\' STREI~T

Thrn"l~ v';'(~n~tHhe1~:b'tfi-~~;·~~:';.():lH~ThOt1Sf!5 in F\-;rguf: ljV:tna-·'{!'i,1.·(~; f!t1ntl)'­ntQ"~TIJ~U LL1Hti'iXL Thi',f%~ lh.: eh~{n;,.t(t$:~:a.t'n~!.ll}icitiHid rfHit., Nn\·/\1t;lli'''·'t.\;j ~ni\tissi~SfH'1c;a. HoV ~n Ch~1rhH;;.1oa~

Sfittth_Cn.t'idlIH1\}'t~P ,:I_~.-m:i lO:LHt,.\/Citl'juL.f,)jHJon,.:~l{)rn j~jll :\-Hs'S-i~~au~a.•tudtU\u:arnl i1;.dtl~.it_·~-(}tth 'Pkdn!tf}Ht_Nt>:\\!> J(trs.e;/ uno treaStH'(' 1rips; 1J~H:'r-\

to !"(~r~~tl~.•.;~lyHrl;\~r;TOi.r:--:,