The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
The Harvard Market
Large grocery and provision establishment, 116-118 Harvard Street, Dorchester
The Harvard Market, headquarters for fine groceries and choice provisions, was established at No. 116 and 118 Harvard Street, New Dorchester, twelve years ago, by the firm of W. F. Bruce & Co., and they are still the proprietors of the place. The store is spacious and well appointed, with a complete stock of choice groceries and provisions, consisting of staple and fancy groceries, teas, coffees, spices, butter, cheese, eggs, canned goods and jar goods, table delicacies., breakfast and luncheon dainties, cereals, flour, crackers, milk, sugar, molasses, lard vinegar, prunes, rice, fruits, vegetables, etc., in great variety, and a first-class meat and fish market in connection. All of the goods which compose this firm’s stock are high grade in every respect and of guaranteed quality, being warranted to be just as represented. The establishment gives employment to six people and makes use of the services of three wagons in the operation of its prompt and accurate delivery system. The goods in this store are right and the prices are right and the customers are satisfied. The patrons of the concern include the best families in the locality.
Both members of the firm are natives of the state of Maine and received their education in the schools of the Pine Tree State. Both men have had long experiences in the grocery trade and are familiar with all of the details of their business. Both are highly respected and universally esteemed in the community in which they live and are popular merchants and private citizens.