The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
James E. Wells
Reliable Grocer and Provision Dealer, 720 Dudley Street.
James E. Wells, the grocer and provision dealer of No. 720 Dudley street, opposite the Hotel Denmark, Dorchester, has an enviable name as a merchant and provider of the necessities of life to a large population of his fellow citizens. For more than a generation, he has served the public faithfully and well, having been in business forr the last 32 years, the last fourteen of which have been passed in his present desirable and central location. His store is neat and commodious and is generously stocked with high grade goods. The stock is composed of staple and fancy groceries, teas, coffees, spices, butter, cheese, eggs, canned goods, table delicacies, cereals, fruits, vegetables, fresh meats, fish, oysters, clams, etc. The store makes a specialty of the sale of the famous “Occident” brand of family flour, and Mr. Wells commends it highly to his customers. The establishment ‘is patronized by some of some of the best families in the neighborhood, and its prices are moderate and very reasonable.
Mr. Wells was born in New Brunswick. Canada, and has made his home in Dorchester for the last thirty-five years. He is a member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor and of the United Butchers’ Association of America. Mp one stands ‘higher in the community ‘than he, being regarded as the soul of business honor and integrity.
James E. Wells, Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Fruits and Vegetables, 720 Dudley Street, also at 92 Bird Street; Telephone, 142-3
The following is From Picturesque Boston Highlands, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester. (New York : Mercantile Illustrating Co., 1895), 22
No one can be more than satisfied, and a person who is thoroughly satisfied with the groceries and provisions he is getting, the prices he is paying and the promptness and reliability of the service, would certainly be foolish to make a change. But it is perfectly safe to assume that many our readers are not entirely satisfied, or else have not as yet decided where to place their orders for family food supplies, and hence we take pleasure in calling attention to the inducements offered by Mr. James E. Wells, for certainly no grocer and provision dealer is better prepared to satisfy even the most critical patrons. His business was established bout 17 years ago, and has long held a leading position, he now carrying on two stores–one at No. 720 Dudley Street and the other at NO. 92 Bird Street. The Dudley Street store is in a building recently erected by Mr. Wells, and is spacious, finely equipped and very neatly kept. It contains a very large stock of groceries, provisions, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, fish oysters, lobsters, etc., so there is practically nothing in the line of food supplies but what Mr. Wells is prepared to furnish. The Bird Street store is devoted entirely to the provision business, but orders are received there for groceries also. Mr. Wells employs a large force of competent assistants, utilizes several teams, and maintains a very reliable delivery service. He handles the best groceries and provision that the market affords, is prepared to meet all honorable competition in prices and shows equal consideration to large and small buyers.