DEATH OF "SAUSAGE KING."

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 92, 7 June 1912, Page 2

DEATH OF "SAUSAGE KING."

CHILDREN KNOWN BY NUMBER Mr William Harris, "The Saiutf King," died in London lately, agedlfc Starting in life as a butcher boj.k opened a little shop in the Old Newga Market, afterwards moving to premi* in St. John Street, Clerkenwell, £5 To-day tho business occupies a con* block of buildings and there « branches at Brighton and Southend, i number pf years ago he instituted til shop sign "S. P. 0.," which stood f* "Sausage, potato and onions." Mr Harris had peculiarities. Fori* stance, he n aimed all his sons Willin, and distinguished them by referring fe them as William 1., William 11. ui William 111., while each of his f« daughters was named Elizabeth, Uaj, too, being distinguished by numbm This was done, he used to explain jot ingly, because his parents often k* count of their children. On one oat sion, when summoned for not seui{ his three sonj to school, ho 111 arched & children to Bow Street Police Court, each wearing a white butcher's smod and carrying a steel and knife. Eroj now and again during the i-aae i touched his nose*—a signal to the boji to sharpen their knives. The rani may well be imagined. Evening Oms in Pay time. His desire to be different from otk people led hiim to wear evening dm and an opera hat in the daytime; d in tho centre of a large expanse of slatt front always blazed a large dianmi As his work was not conducive tool* hands, and as he loved to linger § gem constantly, the background fn» which the diamond sparkled was oft* somewhat incongruous. His good humor seldom left him, ii he could appreciate a joko even aMa his sausages. To ascertain which ill the greater popularity, the saaap, containing chopped sage or those to out it, he placed a pea in 0110 of W pockets as he served a customer, <XO ing the ipeas at the end of the d»jMany people have reason to r*W* ber his open-hearted charity. E«G Christmas for many years Mr flu# sent packages of sausages to the don police and liie stations.