The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
Ackerly, B. H.
Dealer in hardware, paints, kitchen goods, etc., 957 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester.
The hardware and paint store at No. 957 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, was established by W. B. Cutter, who was succeeded, on his death, by B. H. Ackerly, the present proprietor of the establishment. The premises are 28 by 40 feet in dimensions, with a basement and are thoroughly stocked with a comprehensive selection of hardware, paints, oils, varnishes and kitchen goods, equaled in only a few places in Dorchester and surpassed in none. Mr. Ackerly makes a specialty of the sale of the celebrated Derby house paints, a brand used extensively by the best painters and known for its beauty and durability under all conditions of weather. The hardware and other goods sold in the establishment are the standards of their kinds and are the products of the best factories in the land, being fully guaranteed to be just as represented.
Mr. Ackerley is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, and has lived in Boston for the last ten years. He is one of the younger merchants in Dorchester and is extremely popular everywhere, being courteous and affable and a pleasant man to meet. Although he has not been long a resident of the locality, he is still well known to the people there and is considered a valuable acquisition to the community. He has shown marked business ability and sterling social qualities. Mr. Ackerly is a member of the Odd Fellows.