The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
S. Walter Wales
Hack, Livery and Boarding Stables, 460-464 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury.
What was for generations used as the stables for the horses of the old Highland Street Railway Company at Nos. 460-464 Blue Hill Avenue, Grove Hall, Roxbury, and has been for years a conspicuous landmark in the neighborhood. is now transformed into the modern livery stable of S. [Stephen]Walter Wales, the prominent livery man of the district. The building has been greatly improved since the almost forgotten days of the old car-horses and is one of the most notable examples of the up-to-date livery establishment to be found in this region. Every known convenience and facility for the care of horses and vehicles is to be found there. The premises are neat and clean, there being an entire absence of foul odors, and the ventilation is complete and thorough. Mr. Wales has been in the livery business about 2.5 years and knows it in all of its numberless details, as is clearly demonstrated by the superior excellence of his Blue Hill Avenue property. His horses are all well fed, sleek-looking animals, of which even any private stable might be justly proud, while his vehicles are kept in the pink of condition, theft paint always being as shining as mirrors, and their upholstery as carefully kept as that of the furniture in the palace of a king. The turnouts front the Wales stable are noticeable for the elegance and style they show and are often seen on the roads around Roxbury and its charming neighborhood and are easily recognizable. Mr. Wales keeps a large number of horses and conveyances of every kind and has all of the accessory facilities for furnishing first class service for any occasion. His drivers are experienced, careful, courteous men, and not even the most timid woman need have any hesitancy in entrusting herself to the care of any of them for a drive for business or pleasure. Mr. Wales has stalls in his establishment which will accommodate 108 horses and ample room for the storage of many vehicles of all kinds. The stable is noted throughout the district for the excellent service which it furnishes for weddings, balls, parties, receptions, funerals and other similar occasions, and is greatly in demand. Altogether. this establishment is an ideal institution of its kind and receives, as it fully deserves, the approbation and patronage of an appreciative public.
Mr. Wales is a native of Dorchester and has always lived in the district. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and is a member and past president of the Dorchester Gentlemen’s Driiving club; also a member of the Metropolitan Club. He is popular among all classes of people and has the unqualified respect and esteem of everybody in the community.