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mono-n, WWWNWM REFLECTIONS ( )l“ Walkerton’ I“ Pa The (lorrlwainer ooo~oxouo~uuawu7vonov Sparling’s M‘Wo-‘m «NW 1/ 4/ X, Butcher Shop rt Hil Spurling is Shawn wilh a prile heel he houghl of lhe Chrislmus Fair about I940. Scheher on his last day in â€"P|CTURES COURTESY CLARE SPARLING. W Clare Sparling pins 5 corsogé'on Mrs. Wm. business. When Hilliard Splrllnp cam! back from serving 0v"! during lilo Flril World War, he wasn't long finding work. John Ame" operand a aur- cher shop on Jaakson Slrae’, lllfl nanh of file Queen‘s Ho- hl and he needod help. By IND, "HII" had anlered into a partnership and flu lion buama knnwn aa "Ar- scoh‘ and Sparllng's,“ AV rhal "nu, granary Ilarll handled very IIIII. man, no Ihelr only opposition has Krueqer and Lenner Buichar Shun (where Slur; grocery ls now). The Firs? «1570va In coma In ror moor, Elrly on one day the parlnerchlfl slaned, was Dan Krnlnpp. who remainnd a sloady customer unlil lhe slur. (lured, Mra. Wm. Scnefiar was analhor :usramar lhal Firil day, and she alsn remained a ragular :uslomor (or over In. succeeding rlm yous, sn- even came In and placed - rneal ordnr on har wedding day. In «use days, we shop open- ed a? 5:30 In lhe morninl and alone! 5' six p.rn. daily. Sal- urdays lhe slore closad av mid- nighl. There were few lei- phones In walkerlon. and lhe eerlv opening allowed factory workars a chance lo plaao their order as "my want in wwrlr. ll was delivered by horn and rip 9o the boost during lha morning. Tllo dellvory service was an Imporranl Earl of Spariinv's businul ovar the years. A horse and rig was driven on daily rounds, nul only to doliv- or orders, bu? also in lake or- dan for d ry ilw ntxi day. Snarlina'r had one hum call-d "Jack" lhal pullod lllllr rll for vaars. Jack became in lamiliar wilh llla rouular roll". with in slaps, llur In. drivar would walk donrâ€"do-door as llla herae slapped along lha road. laak man ever- caught lo sheila hand]. By abouf I950, dalivlry van: wara rnalaalne lilo horn .and rig, so Sparllng’l sold Jul: II :ulna MennanllaJaI-mn near EInIIra. r A couola el yam lller. Ray Glaller [who warllad for Spar- Iinn‘a) VIII pualng "INllll'l El- nllrl, when In an a black hone llad In from I! a slam. HI "appeal. will. our in ill. lII-Im Ind uld: "Juli. ahaka handll" Sura anoufll, i! was Jack. 0v" ll'Ia yaan, Sparllng'a ind many loyal customers, I! well u many Iayal amnion". lay Glular learned butcher» Ina from snarling“. Henry Schullz work-d fer rnanv year: hillnd lllalr counter, aflar llnl urorklnn fer Krumr l. I..me Among lhalr Mil-r help over “I. your were: Ger- rv Houh. Norm Frallwrnor, Cyril Vonllalma and Roy O'Ha- III. in ma. Clan SoarlliIa lafl uhoal lo work wllh his dad and learn rho burlallorlng Inkl- nlaa. For our Monti y'aan Hwy workad n a Ieam, um“ Hii‘a dull: in I961 Clan ell- rlad on "In Maine", will! llla ald el ill: wile, EHICI, for an- ‘ ollIor Illvan yuan. In October, I974, lit. door! I of Sp-rlnw Mm mum on --â€".-.‘.--./ ad lor llI- lasi common. and Mn. Wrn. Selim-r wu on. of 'l‘ll cunlomm llnl mornil'. Tile (llll‘llWilllll‘l' w «a one.” «Duo oww‘?‘ (/ on!) «o»(/~0l‘11“0"/‘0"¢"V'(’ Jamw Warren One ol llIr man who w" vary involved will! lhe planning and d elopmanl or our araa In lho early day: was Jamar Warren, HI w“ barn near Aden In I937, llll pmnn having come from Sculland, Warran wla inlereglad In aura "yan rrorn an early age ml by "M Dr med hi: Iurvey: er’l Gerilill Ho :arried on "Ill career In Lucknaw and area by mm. years, "Ian “no la Kineardlno where he married. In IE?! James Warren, with ill! or": and him daughlerl, wl- nl'red and Ann", movld lo Walkaflon IhC’D Rulh Ital horn lalar. in 1901 lm irqu lira lino brick home at llle carnnr of Colberna and Jane Sire!" when Rulll (Mrl. McBurn-y) now iivu, This llama has way: ramained in lilo fanulv. Nailllar Anne: nor Winifred married; Winifred devoted l1" Ill. 9: lnlnianarv wart. loud- in, many yaars in Clrlna. W In was no! only nflr and surveyor, but lite Ilrnld ill; lpachefll unifi- em. wornn ra 'nq In. hinory a! our araa, is name oflan turn. up. H. «mm In. plan: for "no brldye over "In Tauwa- lar Rlvor al Plnkenon In 1901. 'l'hls brldya tented unlll W53 Wham a lruck broke through ll:- floarlnl lMe lilo river balow. All" moving lo Walk-nun, Mr. Warren alill loanl much of fill "me away Irorn home on .ovarnmoni lurveya, ohm at far away a: In. Fralrla Pro- vllltll. Of ceurn, II Ill! lrlpl hall in by akan by n or heal, aa wall a; Illa "I'm hone. InA la llIa remnla areal. Many flerin can b- laid of ill. rug- ald eondlllanr In Inuunlarad on norm of In: lrlpa. Indian rallcc lIa broughl harn- horn lhe Well. luva bun clonal-d lo lilo loyal Dnlarla Muaeurn. In I901, Jam“ Warren wan hired ro Iurvay lire Town all: a! Taaarmnry. Ha dacldad la lake “I Villa and young dauohlor, Rulh, with him. To an! In Tob- arlnory lhay drove la Nannvar by,hor‘se and buggy, "Ian lra> veiled by rallway re Wlarron. From llloro a bear called "In "Dixon" ill boardad‘ fer lira lrlp norlll. ll Jill urn! Mn div? ' ' In lhoaa w of "II! rcmola opal. faraway am, I: iomolhlng Mn. Mcllurnev nIlI nmr inr- no. ’ The morn Irlo mm Tolur- long-r mnry onillad an even, Imal ride. Tha "Dixan haadod norIlI wlfll auppliaa lor In. Iluhlheuua on Flower Pol and LATE JAMES \VARREN Planner Walkerlon Surveyor Cave lalands, man on {II-flora Bay on Manitoulin Island, h lara heading aasl lo Killarney and alien u:th again to WIar- Ion; when n" lraIn home .9 n. James Warren’s life :cllld fill III. pagas or . book. His aur- vey work broughl order all. of «Marion in many a wildernm area. He was also an Ardent churgh work" and support-r of oroieala lhal lurlharad lhe nrnMII of our lawn n I9", wh-n our Ilbrary wu ooanad. ho was chalrlnan of "Ia board. Three year: Ialer he died, and ll burl-d In Klnelrdine. Li,