From Joel Bean Papers, Friends Historical Library,
Swarthmore College, PA.
Joel
Bean (1825-1914) moved to San Jose, California, in 1882 and kept 36
“Engagement Calendars” from 1883 to 1913, 30 years. A few years have “extra” diaries and 1886 is
missing.
This
1903 diary was a black leather bound volume with
remainder of cover paper only, about
4 X 2 inches size page, and about 3/4 inch
thick, with only two
dates pre-printed on each page
. The title of the volume is missing with the front cover. The first about 20 pages are useful references, charts, and a
1903 calendar, but there is no mention of the publisher or place of publication. The calendar Moon’s Phases refers
to East Coast U. S. cities.
Only
dates with hand written entries are listed.
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1903 =============================
FRONT
COVER INSIDE FLY LEAF HAS: Joel Bean from Anna & Catharine Xmas 1902. With
a penciled pd 25 and blue printed 103
Jan.
1, 1903 Thurs: Charles & the
Girls went to San Mateo to Walter Vail’s
Jan.
2, 1903 Fri.: I attended the
Funeral of Finely Garrigus ?? at Santa Clara at 2 p.m. The children returned from San
Mateo stopping at Stanford on their way where Chas. met them.
Jan.
3, 1903 Sat: Sowed Sugar Beet seed
& Marigel Weatzzel ?? Martha
Albright was here to dinner.
Jan.
4. 1903 Sun: Walter Vail &
Geo. Baconture ?? at Mtg. & here to dinner. Martha Albright staid here.
Jan.
5, 1903 Mon.: Martha Albright left
for Oregon.
Jan.
7, 1903 Wed: We all
except Lily heard Booker T. Washington in the afternoon in the Garden Theater (in downtown San Jose) .
Jan.
10, 1903 Sat: Henry Hollingsworth
& wife (Carrie) of Santa Cruz called here. His bro. Thompson is a Farmer in Monterey Co. 16
miles from King’s City. Sowed Sugar Beets.
Jan.
11, 1903 Sun: Henry Hollingsworth
& wife were at Mtg. & at G. N. Js to tea. In the f. no. we went to hear
Carol Norton ?? on Christian Science Universal Religion, at the Garden
Theater, which was well filled.
Jan.
14, 1903 Wed: I called on E. Davis
and Sybil McMillan
Margaret Darland is spending some time with E. D.
Jan.
15, 1903 Thur: Sewing Circle at W.
B. J’s
Jan.
16, 1903 Fri.: H. E. B. went to a
Reception at Anna Taber’s for Elizabeth Hibbard ??
Jan.
18, 1903 Sun: Benja Taber from Heshen, Iowa, bro. Of Louis,
Silas, Russell, & David Taber, was at Mtg. with his bro.-in-law, --------
Gilmore of S. J. Sarah Earl of
Pasadena was at Mtg. In the
p. m. we went with Jas. To call on Amos Kenworthy & wife, Phebe, &
Oliver & Belle Kenworthy. The
sons of the latter are Virgil & Walter (married) ____________?? & Earl
at home. D. Elliott?? & wife
here in the Eveng.
Jan.
20, 1903 Tues.: Oliver Kenworthy
& wife called here.
Jan.
21, 1903 Wed: We attended Mtg. Of
Indian Asso in the p. m.
Feb.
6, 1903 Fri.: We with James to
call on H. & M. Maxwell at Frank Rambo’s
Feb.
16, 1903 Mon.: We
attended the funeral of Amanda Taylor at Stockton Ave. at 2 p.m.
She died at Anaheim, aged 76.
Feb.
17, 1903 Tues.: Jos. Burtt Davy
called on his way to Berkeley from Washington---to prepare to go to So. Africa.
Feb.
18, 1903 Wed: Jas. Himrod &
wife were at Mtg. Came with
D. Mott. He is a Temperance Worker Lizzie Stubbs & Niece, &
Phebe Wise were at mtg.
Feb.
22, 1903 Sun: H. went with D.
Satterthwaite in the p. m. to call on Mollie Harrison. Geo. & W. B. Jones here in
the Evening, with letters to read.
Feb. 24, 1903 Tues.: I attended Ministers’ Mtg. Walter ?? Lawrence read a Paper
on Church ???nsir?? H.
E. B. attended her Club at “Mrs.” Wagoner’s. Horace Cox (1858--????) staid
here on his way home from Whittier.
Feb.
25, 1903 Wed: Dr. Wakefield ??
called in the p. m. & Mrs.
Wagoner.
Mar
1, 1903 Sun: Wm. Walton & wife
Sarah (Black) Walton at Mtg. for the first time after their marriage.
Mar
3, 1903 Tues.: I attended
Ministers Mtg. Over 30 present to
meet Dr. Hebur Newton of Stanford.
Mar
10, 1903 Tues.: Sarah Hall of
Westchester, Penna -- called from
“Vendome”
Mar
11, 1903 Wed: Levi Gregory at Mtg.
I went to see Dr. Hinns. E.
Shelley called in p. m.
Mar
15, 1903 Sun: Rachel Tylor from
England, a minister, was at Mtg.
Mar
18, 1903 Wed: E. B. Miles
arrived here from Pasadena
Mar
22, 1903 Sun: E. B. Miles and
Rachel Tylor were at meeting –
Mar
29, 1903 Sun: Rachel Tylor and her
Sister Catharine Bastin were at Meeting.
Mar
30,1903 Mon.: Chas. E. Cox had
seen ?? to irrigate the Burns ?? Ranch.
ON
OUTTER EDGE OF MAR 30, 31,1903 PAGE: Rainy-house
days.
April
2, 1903 Thur: Chas. Albert &
Mary Tebbetts arrived from Pasadena.
Apr.
5, 1903 Sun: Rachel Tylor & C.
Bastin, Albert & Mary Tebbetts
& E. B. Miles (Joel's
twin sisters from Pasadena and Newberg, Oregon) were
at Meeting. (J.) Fred & Ellen Smith (first Principal of Campbell High School and
wife, Quaker relatives of the Beans.)
here in the
afternoon. We all took supper at
Lily’s.
April
6, 1903 Mon.: Albert & Mary
Tebbetts & E. B. Miles left
for Oregon.
April
11, 1903 Sat: Rachel Tylor
& C. Bastin were here to tea after being at P. Grove a day or two.
Apr.
12, 1903 Sun: R. Tylor &
sister at Mtg.
Apr.
15, 1903 Wed: Joshua &
Isabella Roundtree of Scarboro
England, on their way home from Australia, came from S. F. to Mtg. & to dine
with us. Andrew & Hannah
Erskine came with them. A good
attendance at Mtg.
Apr.
17, 1903 Fri.: H. E. B. & I
went to P. Grove.
Apr.
19, 1903 Sun: I went to Methodist
Church at P. Grove. _______
Needham, Pastor. We were at El
Bethel Mission in the p. m.
__________ Withersham of N.
York spoke.
Apr.
24, 1903 Fri.: At Edward
Berwick’s to tea & in the Eve ng. Mr. Adams read from “Bonnie Brier Bush”. Chaplain Clemens & wife & Miss
Tennant present.
Apr.
25, 1903 Sat: We returned home
from P. Grove.
May
1,1903 Fri.: Hannah L. Neall came.
May
2, 1903 Sat: Semi
Annual Mtg. Rachel Tylor present, Prof. Murray & wife, Walter Vail & wife from Palo Alto, D. Mott from Los Gatos,
Pliny Goddard & Herbert T. Cash from Berkeley, Some Phila Friends (Tourists) were present. L Gregory from Stockton Ave. and others around came. A house well filled.
Erskines present. J.B. ? C.
E. C. left for Whittier.
May
3, 1903 Sun: Sarah Cloud &
Mrs. Wilson here last night & to dinner. Donald & Janet Erskine here to dinner.
May
4, 1903 Mon.: H. L. Neall returned
home. Mr. Cummings here cutting
wood. Cummings & Witherond ?
live in the Wiser house on Chapman St & Sen?? Ave.
May
10, 1903 Sun: Rachel Tylor at Mtg.
Mary S. Wethernnell ??
& Geo. & Lydia called here in the Evening with D. Otis & P ?
& Justine Brun.
May
11, 1903, Mon.: Pres.
Roosevelt visited San Jose, &
passed along The Alameda to S. C.
etc. on a drive. We saw him from James’s (The
Alameda at Idahoe St.).
May
12, 1903 Tues.: Mary & Geo.
& Lydia Wetherall were here to tea.
They are boarding at “Mrs.” Nelson’s
May
13, 1903 Wed: The
Wetheralls’ were at Meeting
May
15, 1903 Fri.: Picnic at
Alum Rock. Present The Wetherell’s,
Felice Justine & Paul Brun &
Otis & D. Otier? Wm Walton & wife, M. Maxwell, E. Davis, I.
Hibbard & wife, W. B. Jones. R. Satherthewaite & her frds Eliza Middleton
& daughter, Jas. & Ed Bean, L. Cox, H.E.B., J.B.
May
17, 1903 Sun: Mary, Geo. &
Lydia Weterell, Elizabeth & Clara Middleton, Walter Vail & Francis
Walton were at Mtg.
E.
Middleton & R. Satterthwaite here in the Evening.
May
19, 1903 Tues.: Thomas & Ida
Hathaway & daughter came to tea.
Mildred Hoover came
with them from Palo Alto. They
took Evening train for Pasadena.
Left West Branch, Iowa, a
week ago.
May
20, 1903 Wed: Mary Wetherell &
children were at Meeting, & here in the Evening. Mabel Tantau was at Catharine’s Birthday
party (born 1890, 13 yrs old) & staid all night with the children.
May
21, 1903 Thur: I attended
Commencement at University of The Pacific. Address by Dr. Evans. Lily had a company in the p. m. Mary Wetherell, E. Davis, A. Taber,
Elizabeth Haines, H. E. B.
May
22, 1903 Fri.: Chas. returned home
from Southern Cal—a
May
24, 1903 Sun: Geo. Bacon &
Geo. Wetherell here to dinner.
May
25, 1903 Mon.: Lily & I went
to Stanford Commencement. University address by Prof.
Flugel. Dined with Chas. at Vienna
Restaurant.
The
Wetherells left for S. F. & homeward Journey.
May
26, 1903 Tues.: Bot wood of A.
Brott & son
6
cords @ 9.75 = 58.55
2
cords for C.E.C 19.50
May
28, 1903 Thurs: House
cleaning. Sarah
Longstreth of Philadelphia here to dinner.
June
4, 1903 Thur: H. E. B. & I
went to Los Gatos, Took
Lunch at John Bean’s and
called at Dan—l Mott’s.
June
6, 1903 Sat: I attended
Q. M. at Stockton Ave. Amos Kenworthy, L. Gregory, Nannie
Arnold etc. spoke. Weather
hot, - above 100.
June
11, 1903 Thurs: An unusual
Earthquake in the morning a
little after 5. Two of our Clocks
were stopped.
June
14, 1903 Sun: Cool weather Had
fire at Mtg. to warm house.
June
21, 1903 Sun: Danl. Mott here to
dinner Helen Vail went home in the
p. m. We made a
call at Robt Griffin’s & at C Martins where we met Dr. Wakefield
& Hannah. Then called at D.
Satterthwaite’s
June
23, 1903 Tues.: C. E. Cox left for
Sacramento and Santa Rosa.
Mary McCall was here in the afternoon.
July
2, 1903, Thur: We went with Anna & Catharine to P. Grove.
July
4, 1903 Sat: Prof.
Murray spoke to the Colored Soldiers,
at invitation of Major Bigelow.
July
5, 1903 Sun: Prof.
Murray’s family in Jas.
B’s Cottage, came to Bible
reading with us at 9 o'clock.
I attended Cong Ch. Minister Tade from Pasadena preached from the Text
-- He must needs pass thro
Samaria –
July
12, 1903 Sun: Bible Reading with
the Murray’s at 9
a.m. I attended Salvation
Army Mtg. . Sermon by Officer
Young.
July
15, 1903 Wed: Chautauqua
Assembly beginning. Heard T. C. Trueblood’s Recital
of “Silas Mariner” at 3 p. m. & Hamlet in the Evening.
July
16, 1903 Thur: Elena Bean of
Benecia came to P. G. & took rooms at Mr? Warrens. At 3 p.m. Heard Reading by
Prof. Trueblood & wife (the
latter a daughter of Barnabes Hobbs) and saw Moving Pictures—in the Evening.
Germain
The Magician in the Evening.
July
18, 1903 Sat: Field day -- We went to the Chautauqua Pic Nic at
Moss Beach. H. E. B. recited
“M?ayy Psalm” of Whittier by invitation. Germaine The Wizard in the Evening.
July
19, 1903 Sun: Bible Reading with
the Murray’s at 9 a.
m. Heard a
Strong Sermon at Assembly Hall, by
Dr. E. E. Baker of Oakland.
Text “Bee ye one another’s burdens & do fulfill the
law of Christ”
July
20, 1903 Mon.: Heard the Story of
“Whitman’s Ride to Save Oregon” by E. Ogden Tade of
Pasadena—at 3 p. m. And
Lecture in the Evening by Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri on “Picturesque Public
Men”
July
21, 1903 Tues.: Recognition
Day. Lecture in the Evening by
Senator John P. Dolliver?? Of Iowa on “A poor Man’s Government
& a poor Boy’s Country.”
July
22, 1903 Wed: Albert & Mary
Tebbetts arrived at P. G. from
Oregon.
Senator
Dolliver at 3 p. m. on the “Working Man of Nazareth” Dr. Adrian Hofmeyer in the
Evening on Boss Prisoners.
July
23, 1903 Thur: Business
Mtg. of Assembly. C. E. Cox
chosen on Ex. Com. Again. Lecture by Dr. Hofmeyer at 3. Chas. & Lydia
Cox came in the Evening.
Aug.
3, 1903 Mon.: Lily
& Anna went home. Elma
Bean left the Grove for Capitola. A GREAT EARTHQUAKE AT SAN JOSE LAST NIGHT
ABOUT 11 O CLOCK. Many chimneys
broken.
Aug.
6, 1903 Thurs: Albert &
Mary Tebbetts left for home by
Evening train.
Aug.
9, 1903 Sun: The Murrays with their guest Mr. Parker, Epis. Minister at
Palo Alto. E. Davis and Walter E.
Vail & family were here to Bible Reading at 9. I attended Mtg. at John Gray’s a Ch. Science
Service. Mrs. Stoun? Called.
Aug.
10, 1903 Mon.: The Murrays left for home.
Aug.
11, 1903 Tues.: Bert Bean (born
1864, oldest son of James, 4 of 5 children already born, oldest Elisabeth
(1893) married Telfer.) & family came to James’s Cottage.
Aug.
16, 1903 Sun: Eleanor Davis came
to Bible Reading at 9
I went to Ch. Church
Paul Hayes preached.
Aug.
18, 1903 Tues.: Catharine went
home from The Grove. Mrs. Rogers & Mary & her
cousin Anna R. from Maui?? Called.
H. & I took tea at S. Cloud’s with E. Davis & the Stevens
Sisters from Mississippi.
Jas.
& Roanna came to their Cottage.
Aug. 21, 1903 Fri.: R. Ishi
(George) returned to work.
Aug.
22, 1903 Sat: We came home
from P. Grove. Ralph
Gregory moved into our Cottage. G & W. B. Jones went to The Grove
& took a room in our Cottage.
Aug.
23, 1903 Sun: Chas. Shaw was here
to tea.
Aug.
26, 1903 Wed: Lydia
& Anna Cox started for Philadelphia by 6.15 train for Oakland.
Chas. went with them to Oakland.
Aug.
27, 1903 Thur: Elma Bean spent the
day here.
Alfred
Bastin of Chicago & Cornelius were here to tea.
Aug.
31, 1903 Mon.: G. & W. B.
Jones & E. Davis returned home from P. Grove.
Sept.
1, 1903 Tues.: George Maloney came
to rebuild our west Chimney. Dr. Wakefield & W. B. J.
called here.
Sept.
2, 1903 Wed: Geo. Maloney here
working on repair of Chimneys.
Sept.
6, 1903 Sun: Barclay Smith was at
Mtg. (& spoke) with Sarah Street & Sister. Elizabeth Shelley was at Mtg.. for the first time
since last Semi Annual & her illness.
Walter
Vail took dinner here We
went at 3 p. m. to College Park to hear Mrs. Palmer of The Nationalist W. C. T.
U.
Sept.
7, 1903 Mon.: We went out to Seth
Street’s & took tea then with Barclay Smith & Seth Street’s
Sister Rebecca from Kokomo, Ind.
Sept.
11, 1903 Fri.: Jennette Gillis and
Edith Mac Kerrichev here in the Evening.
Sept.
13, 1903 Sun: We called at Stephen
Jones’s in the p. m. G.
& W. B. Jones here to tea in the evening.
Sept.
17, 1903 Thur.: H. E. B. & W. B. J. called on Jane Griffin
& Jane Ledyard.
Sept.
20, 1903 Sun: Geo. Bacon here
to dinner.
Sept.
22, 1903 Tues.: I went to P.
Grove.
Sept.
26, 1903 Sat: I returned home from
P. G.
Sept.
27, 1903 Sun: Daniel & Martha Mott & Everett,
and cousin Elma Bean here to dinner.
Sept.
29, 1903 Tues.: We attended the Funeral of Alice Griffen Bunting at 2 p. m.
Oct.
5, 1903 Mon.: We went to the
Foothills to spend the night at Edwin & Abbie Roberts. Their cousin Emma Roberts is with them.
Oct.
6, 1903 Tues.: Returned home from
the Foothills.
Oct.
7, 1903 Wed: Rebecca H. Smiley came from S. F. E. Davis & Hugh and Miriam Maxwell were here to
dinner and Sarah Cloud to tea.
Oct.
8, 1903 Thur: Rebecca H. Smiley
left for Palo Alto in 9.20 a. m. train.
Oct.
12, 1903 Mon.: I
attended Ministers Meeting.
James was reappointed Secretary for the 13th Year. Levi
Gregory President for the coming
year.
Oct.
15, 1903 Thurs: We went with James
to Los Gatos and dined at Daniel Mott’s. Called at Cousin Fred Smith’s (in Campbell) in
returning.
Oct.
16, 1903 Fri.: Chas. went to
Tulare.
Oct.
17, 1903 Sat: Wm & Sarah
Walton called.
Oct.
18, 1903 Sun: Geo. Bacon was here
to dinner.
Oct.
19, 1903 Mon.: Amelia Armstrong called with Lucy Washburn.
Oct.
20, 1903 Tues.: Etta Nelson was
here sewing.
Oct.
27, 1903 Tues.: Chas. came home
from Tulare
Oct.
28, 1903 Wed: Attended Meeting of
Indian Asso in the afternoon at Cong house.
Oct.
30, 1903 Fri.: We took supper at
Saml. Brun’s
Nov.
1, 1903, Sun: E. H Shelley was
here to dinner.
Nov.
2, 1903 Mon.: I attended Ministers
Mtg.: about 30 present. Evangelist
Walton addressed the mtg.
Nov.
6, 1903 Fri.: I attended the Evangelistic Mtg. In the
p. m. & heard Dr. Chapman. Text Acts 19.2 A Searching & impressive Sermon to a Solemnized
Audience. Heard Prof. Lowe &
wife & The Blind Singers in Song.
Nov.
7, 1903 Sat: Semi Annual Mtg.
Rainy. Present from Palo
alto The Murrays & Vails,
Geo. Bacon & frd. Mrs. Mitchell,, The Epis Minister & his mother,
Profs. Flingel & Stewart, “Mr” Kitchen & wife. D. & M. Mott from Los
Gatos. Sarah Earle from Pasadena,
etc.
Nov.
8, Sun: Daniel Mott here to
dinner.
Nov.
9, 1903 Mon.: We
attended Ministers Mtg. in Pres. House to hear Dr. Chapman. He spoke on The Holy Spirit 1st
The One Baptism, 2nd Many Infillings, 3rd Special Anointings. Prof. Lowe & The Blind
singers in Song. A large beautiful
Mtg. of different denominations in harmony & fellowship of spirit.
Nov.
10, 1903 Tues.: Some 200 or more Prayer Mtgs. in
homes of neighborhoods to seek a
blessing on the Evangelical Mtgs. in the City. We went to Friend Mayers from 8.30 to 9 a.
m. a sweet meeting.
Nov.
19, 1903 Thurs: H. E. B. at Neadlework Guild, at Trinity Parish
House, distributing or dividing
the Garments contributed. Some
1500 or more.
Nov.
20, 1903 Fri.: Needlework Guild
work continued & Annual
Election of Officers. Mary
Beans chosen Pres. to succeed Mrs. Martin.
Nov.
24, 1903 Tues.: Lily
returned home from Phil a via
Pasadena.
Dec.
15, 1903 Tues.: Chas. returned
from Tulare
Dec.
20, 1903 Sun: Walter Vail &
family with his Mother-in-law, Sarah Holloway & her two daughters from
Flushing, Ohio, were at mtg. & called here. Sarah Holloway here to dinner.
Dec.
22, 1903 Tues.: Sent 4 Boxes Prunes of 25
lbs Each to Phil a -- from
Fruit Exchange. 40” to
50” in size 5 1/7 its fe lb
?? Freight prepaid 2.55
Dec.
23, 1903 Wed: James & I
attended the funeral of “Mrs.” Rawlins, sister of Vivian? Wickersham at the Lutheran Church.
Dec.
24, 1903 Thurs: Pd Geo. Maloney or
repair of Carriages 11.00
See Meno page.
MEMORANDA: Assessment 1903
4
Lots 1475
Improvements 1800
Library 75
Carriage 35
1903
LETTERS RECEIVED -- pages Blank.
1903
ADDRESSES—4 PAGES, 13 or so addresses: INCLUDING:
Sons-in-law
of John Bean, Los Gatos - Dr. Gober
David Crummy.
Albert
Bean, 1510 N. St, Sacramento
Brown
Shipley & Co 123 Pall Mall
S.W. London.
12
PAGES OF ‘CASH ACCOUNT’ , one for each month.
July
1903: (Only words) Exp. At P. Grove for 7th & 8th mos. About $50.00
September: 2. Exp. on Chimney $8.55
November: 2 Pd on tax lot? 19 –50 ft by H.E.B. $14.91
10 Pd tax at Salinas $ 9.16
at P. Grove $ 4.33
Dec.
1903: Pd for care of Cemetery Lot for 1904 $ 5.00
For
repair of carriage $11.00
Chimney
sweeping $ 4.7
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End of 1903 Diary ===============
Joel
Bean’s 1903 Diary was copied into the Mackintosh Computer on Microsoft
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