1904 J. BEAN DIARY, copied MARCH 23,1999
by Tom M. King of San Jose, CA. Quaker Meeting
(College Park).
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
1904 diary is typical of
Joel’s diaries, a black leather bound average sized
“pocket” volume with an about 4 X 6 inches cover, which has been
lost leaving only the fringe of worm eaten leather on the thick paper cover,
about an inch thick, with three dates pre-printed on each page . The
title of the volume is The Excelsior Diary 1904, from
unknown publisher. The first about 20 pages are useful
references, charts, and a 1904 calendar, but no mention of place of
publication..
Only
dates with hand written entries are listed.
(on
cover flysheet) Joel
Bean Presented by Anna
& Catharine.
Fri.
Jan. 15, 1904: I started for Whittier,
Cala. Left S. J. between 9 & 10 a. m. Arrived at Los Angeles 10:45 p. m.
Staid
at The Hollenbeck Hotel – a good Room $1.00. Second & Spring St. Restaurant – The Keystone on Spring St. near 1st.
Sat.
Jan 16 1904: Went from Los
Angeles to Whittier to C. E. Tebbett’s.
Sun.
Jan 17, 1904: Attended meeting at
Whittier. A large meeting. Levi Mills, Pastor. Miss. Kenworthy preached. Melissa Hill & Esther Hiatt prayed.
Tues:
Jan. 19, 1904: Golden
Wedding of Chas. Albert & Mary H. Tebbetts (Joel's sister). Reception Afternoon & Eveng. A great number of Guests from Pasadena,
Long Beach, Los Angelos and Whittier etc.
Wed.
Jan 20, 1904: I took Lunch at Dr.
Fred Hadley’s with his Mother.
Then returned to Los Angeles to the Hollenbeck Hotel. Called in The Evening, at Oliver
Cash’s & his Father Fredwick Cash from Birmingham, Eng.
Thurs.
Jan 21, 1904: Returned from Los Angeles to Pacific Grove & staid at El Carmelo.
Sat.
Jan. 23, 1904: Returned home from
P. Grove & Southern Cala.
Mon.
Jan 25, 1904: H. E. B. went to
Monday Club Reception at Elliott Keets?.
Wed.
Jan 27, 1904: H. E. B. went to
Neadle Work Guild Reception for “Mrs.” Marten, the Retiring
President.
Sat.
Jan 30, 1904: The Shepherd family
moved into the Milton Lawrence place.
Sun.
Jan. 31, 1904: Hannah Hendrickson
of Washington, D. C., was at Mtg. With Molly Harrison. Mary Allen of Michigan, a frd. Of
Eliza. Comstock, came to Mtg. With E. Davis. E. H. Shelley, H. E. B. & Jas. B. spoke.
Tues.
Feb. 2, 1904: Sowed Beets &
Carrot Seeds and onions.
Sat.
Feb. 6, 1904: Moses Penn Page (of
Santa Cruz) and his niece Emma Page of Olympia, Washington, and Clara Ansorge
were here to Lunch with James—
Sun.
Feb. 7, 1904: Moses P. Page was at
Mtg. And dined here.
Sat.
Feb. 13, 1904: We attended the
Golden Wedding of H. J. Bland & wife at College Park in the p. m. They were married in Virginia
2/14/1854. Their son Mead, &
daughter May Parker recd. The Company.
Sun.
Feb. 14, 1904: Wm. B. Watson came
home from meeting with us to dinner.
He is from Norton Mtg. At Stockton in Durham Co. England. He is Father is a cousin of Barclay S.
Watson.
Tues.
Feb. 16, 1904: At a Prohibition
Mtg. In the afternoon heard Oliver W. Stewart of Illinois, and Mac Guthrie
Tougier, Robt.. Summers & others.
Fri.
Feb. 19, 1904: Isaac & Eliza.
Hibberd called.
Sun.
Feb. 21, 1904: Wm. Watson here to
dinner.
Tues.
Feb 23, 1904: Chas. went to S. F.
on his way to Tulare.
Wed.
Mar. 2, 1904: Set out 300
Eucalypsus trees 250 on
Cathie’s Lot. 50 on Lot 2. 1 Early apple tree near Garden
fence. 1 Peach in Middle bed. Sowed some beet seed. Sowed Barley & alfalfa on Lot 2
front.Fri. Mar. 4: Planted Sweet
Corn. H. E. B. Called on
‘Mrs.’ Miller & Mary Porter.
Sat.
Mar. 5, 1904: Chas. Cox returned
home from Tulare.
Sun.
Mar. 6: Elizabeth Lloyd from
Phila. Was at Meeting & spoke.
A full Mtg. Hannah
Hendrickson of Washington, D. C. with Molly Harrison, Emma Way etc were present
---
Mon.
Mar. 7, 1904: Elizabeth Lloyd from
Phila. Was here to dinner with Wm. & Sarah Walton.
Tues.
Mar. 8, 1904: H. E. B. went to A.
Taber’s to afternoon tea with Eliza. Lloyd, Wm.
&
Lanah? Walton, Eliza. Hibberd, E. Davis, D. Otis, Louise Jones.
Wed.
Mar. 9, 1904: Lily took dinner
with us down stairs for the first time this winter.
Thurs.
Mar. 10, 1904: A Big rain storm.
Fri.
Mar. 11, 1904: We went with W. B.
Jones to Walter E. Vail’s at Palo Alto for the day. Sarah Holloway & daughters
Anna & Emma were there.
We
took afternoon tea at Prof. Murray’s, with Ruth Murray etc.
Sun.
Mar. 13, 1904: Sarah (Fawcett)
Holloway & her daughters Anna & Emma with Walter Vail & Helen were
at Mtg.
Wed.
Mar. 16, 1904: We called at Anna
Taber’s in the
Afternoon.
Sat.
Mar.19, 1904: Wm. Meader & wife from Minneapolis called in the p. m.
Sun.
Mar. 20, 1904: Ruth & Augustus
Murray were at mtg. & dined here. Wm. Meader & wife & son George
were at meeting.
Mon.
Mar. 21, 1904: Wm. Meader &
wife & Geo. Took tea & spent the Evening with us. Geo. Jones here in the Evening.
Thur.
Mar. 24, 1904: We went to P.
Grove.
SUN.
APRIL 3, 1904: We took tea at
Edwd. Burricks.
Tues.
Apr. 5, 1904: Jas.
& Roanna went to P. Grove.
Thurs.
April 7, 1904: Ralph Gregory
moved from our Cottage into
his own Cot. On 9th St. near Spruce
Ave. --
Tues.
April 12, 1904: Thos.
Edwards & wife came to our Cottage at The Grove for 3 weeks or a month. We took tea with Dr. & Hannah
Wakefield at P. Grove.
Wed.
Apr. 13, 1904: Lily DeNervand
& Marie & Company were with us in the Eveng. At P. Grove in new lot.
Thurs.
Apr. 14, 1904: We
returned home from Pacific Grove.
Sat.
Apr. 16, 1904: Jas. Willetts from
Long Isld. & Trenton N. J. called here. He is Pres. Of the Belleck Ware Manufg. Co.
Sun.
Apr. 17, 1904: Caroline Ladd, Prof.
Murray, Walter Vail, & Jas.
Willetts at Mtg. & took part in vocal Service. Anna Thurston of N. Y came with A. & C. Taber. Walter Vail dined here.
Mon.
Apr. 25, 1904: House
Cleaning. Mrs. Linstrom helping.
Sat.
April 30, 1904: Semi Annual
Mtg. House filled.
Bible Lesson by Ruth Murray.
Essay on Indians by Anna F. Taber.
Pliny Goddard & Jas. Peele from Berkeley, Dr. Patchell (Cong.
Minister), Mr. Kelsey, etc present.
Jannette Erskine staid here.
Sun.
May 1, 1904: Rainy Morning. Meeting small. Donald & Janet Erskine here to
dinner & in the Afternoon.
Tues.
May 3, 1904: Mr. Withrow helped up
up wire Netting for Chicken fence around cow pastue etc ---
Wed.
May 4, 1904: Eleanor Davis here to
Lunch ---
Thurs.
May 5, 1904: John Bean &
wife (Emeline) from Los Gatos
were here to dinner (at 12). Jas.
Was here with them.
Fri.
May 6, 1904: H. E. B. took Lunch
at T. Ellard Bean’s—with Anna & Cornelia Taber & Ruth
Murray.
Sat.
May 7, 1904: We took lunch at
Milton Lawrence’s, 54 So. 3rd.
St., with Dr. Patchell, Pastor of Cong. Church.
Sun.
May 8, 1904: Ruth &
Augustus Murray at Meeting. Geo. Jones & Wm. Watson here to
dinner.
Tues.
May 10, 1904: I went to P. Grove.
Thurs.
May 12, 1904: I commenced
building back Porch to New Cottage at P. Grove.
Sat.
May 14, 1904: Finished the Porch
building.
Sun.
May15, 1904: I attended Meth.
Church in P. G.
Mon.
May 16, 1904: The Murrays came
into our Cottages at P. Grove. I staid at Hotel Del Mar.
Tues.
May 17, 1904: I came home from
P. Grove.
Fri.
May 20, 1904: Mollie Harrison
& her Cousin Hannah Hendrickson of Washington, D. C., & her
Grandaughter Hannah, took lunch here.
Tues.
May 24, 1904: H. E. B. invited
Women Frds. To afternoon Tea.
Present E. Davis, A & C. Taber, M. Maxwell & Dora Rambo, W. B.
Jones, L. Jones, Phebe Wise, Alice Vail, H. Brun & D. Otis with Mrs.
Wing. A. Roberts, Julia T. Baldwin
& C. Townsend, Mrs. Sheppard, S. M. Swivance.
Wed.
June 1, 1904: Began work on
Meeting house Shed addition.
Thurs.
June 2, 1904: Wm & Susan
Thompson called with Anna Taber.
Sat.
June 4, 1904: I
attended Q. M. at Stockton Ave. (first Mtg.). Wm.
Thompson attended.
Sun.
June 5, 1904: Wm. Thompson at
Mtg. Walter & Deborah Vail
dined here.
Mon.
June 6, 1904: The horse Shed at
Mtg. House was put up by C. E. C., Wm. Walter, D. Satherthwaite – Mr.
Wallace & W. L. Winthrow.
G. Malone began Chimney at my lower ________________?
Tues.
June 7, 1904: C. E. C. went to
Oakland.
Wed.
June 8, 1904: Working
on Mtg. House addition.
Thurs.
June 9: Had Hay hauled in. C. E. C. returned from Oakland.
Thurs.
June 16, 1904: Wm. Watson & Laura were married at our Meeting. Lunch furnished by the Mtg. In the
new room.
Fri.
June 17, 1904: H. E. B. & (sic) went to Pacific
Grove.
(20 days without a diary entry!)
Sat.
Aug. 27, 1904: We came home
from The Grove & received
visitors.
Chas.
& Imelda & Edith (Mary)
Tebbetts (parents
& oldest child) came in the Evening.
Sun.
Aug. 28, 1904: Chas. Tebbetts
spoke in the Mtg.
Wed.
Aug. 31, 1904: The Tebbetts
left for Palo Alto & Stanford. We returned to The Grove.
Sun.
Sept. 4, 1904: Mtg. In The Cottage.
Attended by Ruth Murray, Prof. Murray, Abram Underhill & daughter
Ruth from N. Y. & Fred Tabury?, New Bedford, Mr Homer Dirfon? Etc.
Mon.
Sept. 5, 1904: Augustus
Murray returned to Palo Alto.
Albert Bean’s family left The Grove for their home in Sacramento.
Tues.
Sept. 6, 1904: Ruth Murray &
her company returned from P. G.
to Palo Alto.
Wed.
Sept. 7, 1904: Anna & Cornelia
Taber returned home from P. G.
Sat.
Sept. 10, 1904: We returned
home from from P. Grove. Lida Yocum & Morris & Louise here at
Lily’s. Edith Tebbetts came from Stanford & Alvin Cox in the Eveng.
Sun.
Sept. 11, 1904: The Yocum’s
left this morning. Edith &
Alvin in the afternoon. Frances
Jackson here to dinner.
Mon.
Sept. 12, 1904: Frances Jackson
here to Breakfast & lunch. We
attended the Funeral of Prof. C. H. Allen in the afternoon.
Sun.
Oct. 16, 1904: Walter Vail &
Arthur here to dinner.
Wed.
Oct. 26, 1904: Lily & I
went to Chemeketa.
Sat.
Oct. 29, 1904: Catharine &
Mrs. Hincles drove to Chemeketa,
and Lily returned home with them.
Mon.
Oct 31, 1904: Jessie Edwards &
her sister & Helen took me a drive over The Summit and round to
Wright’s Station & back.
Fri.
Nov. 4, 1904: Hannah L. Neall
& Elizabeth Sherman came & staid with us.
Sat.
Nov. 5: Semi Annual Mtg.
Ruth Murray & H. E. B. offered a prayer. Pliny Goddard, Esther Smith, W. Vail etc spoke. H. E. B. had a paper. Prof. Murray read Whittier’s
“Our Master”
H. L. Neall & Janet Erskine staid here.
Mon.
Nov. 7, 1904: H. L. Neall came
from G. N. J’s & staid here.
Tues.
Nov. 8, 1904: H. L. Neal left for
home. Lily & Louise Yocum
& Francis Morse & her sister in law went to Chemeketa & back.
ELECTION DAY. (Teddy
Roosevelt won election as President)
Wed.
Nov. 9, 1904: Louise Yocum went
home.
Tues.
Nov. 15, 1904: I went to P.
Grove.
Sun.
Nov. 20, 1904: I attended M. E.
Church at P. Grove. Dr. G. P.
Dennett preached on “the Promise of Victory” “Fear Not Little flock, it
is your Father’s good pleasure to give you The Victory”
Mon.
Nov. 21, 1904: I returned
home via Santa Cruz, and dined at
Chas. Hollingsworth’s, 22 Kemer?? St.
Tues.
Nov. 22, 1904: We went with Jas.
To the opening or dedication of the Beth-Adrial Mission on Park St. Mrs. Hayes Chynoweth & Mrs. Watson
were among The Speakers.
Thurs.
Nov. 24, 1904: We went to Walter
Vail’s for Thanksgiving Dinner, with
G. & W. B. Jones & Wm. & Laura Watson.
Lily
had Eliza. Yocum & family, Harriet Miles, Edith Tebbetts, Alvin, James & Roanna & Harry Bean to dinner.
Fri.
Nov. 25, 1904: Edith Tebbetts
returned to Stanford.
Lily & Alvin went to Chemeketa for the day.
Sat.
Nov. 26, 1904: Alvin
Cox returned to Stanford.
Sun.
Nov. 27, 1904: I heard B. Fay
Mills in the p. m on
“Christianity & Socialism”.
Sun
Dec. 4, 1904: Walter & Deborah
Vail here to dinner. E.
Davis Birthday 85.
Mon.
Dec. 5, 1904: I attended
Ministers’ Mtg.’
We were at the Funeral of Patrick Allen in the Steven’s house at 2
p. m. Conducted by Frances
Palmer.
Tues,
Dec. 6, 1904: I attended the
opening of The Fruit Growers’ Convention, Ellwood Cooper, President.
Thur.
Dec. 8, 1904: Ellwood Cooper &
wife Sarah of Santa Barbara were here to Lunch with Eleanor Davis.
Sun.
Dec. 11, 1904: Andrew Erskine
& wife were at Mtg. Roy
Heald & Edith Branson (Abner’s daughter) called in the afternoon. We called at “Mr.”
Wallace’s & E.? Luro’s?
Sat.
Dec. 24, 1904: Alvin Cox came to
spend a few days.
Sun.
Dec. 25, 1904: A pleasant Xmas
Evning. C’s family, Alvin
& James around our fires to read Selections of Xmas Poems etc.
Mon.
Dec. 26, 1904: Christmas
Holiday. Opened Bundles at C. E.
C.’s
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(END OF DAILY ENTRIES FOR 1904 ===============
MEMORANDA,
ADDRESSES, & 12 MONTHLY CASH ACCOUNTS PAGES)
875
Chapman St. Our Number
5
Addresses include: F. B. Ballard Campbell.
Renter of P. G. Cottage.
Mrs.
Linstrom 1636 Santa Clara St.,
Santa Clara
Mrs. Juth 231 W.
San Fernando Wm Watson.
Van
Denberg Artist in Brass at Los Gatos
J.
Oberthur Alameda
Grocery
1904
Memoranda—Subscriptions:
Phila. Friend 2.00
Ch.
Work .50
Australian
Frd .75
B.
F. for ’05 1.65
Independent
___? 2.00
Youths
Comp 1905 1.75
Am.
Frd 1.50
Frd.
Intellegencer 1.50
Number
of RR Certificate of J. B. for 1904 76569
H.E.B.’s ----- 8------
1904
Cash Account: Jan: 23 Expense of Journey to Whittier: 22.65
Paid
by Jas. B. 10.00
12.65
Pd
G. B. Lewis for milking
1.00
March
10, 1904: ASSESSMENT
Lots
2,3,4, Bl 27 10.50
Improvements 18.00
Lot
12, Bl. 6
4.25
Furniture 1.50
Cow .30
Library .75
TOTAL 35.30
May, 1904: Expended on Cottage at P. Grove.
On
New Back Porch etc 10.00
Expenses 6.40
August 30, 1904: Pd C. E. Cox for Insurance of P. G. Cottage 3 yrs. $20.60
September
1904: EXP ON HOUSE
Bath
& Closet etc 81.85
Pd
for Paints 2.00
Pd
for Lumber 1.90
No 875 (Joel's San Jose home)
.45
Hinges
etc .35
Paints
1.85
Window
Screen .90
Mattresses
etc
5.70
95.00
October, 1904: EXPENSE AT CHEMEKETA
Taxes? Etc. 1.25
Board
one week 10.00
Pd
for Lily
3.75
Paid
Tax 60.79
Paid
tax P. Grove 11.60
Paid
City tax P. Grove
6.00
(No
cost of 1904 addition to rear 1885 of mtg. House was found.)
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End of 1904 Diary ===============
Joel
Bean’s 1904 Diary was copied into the Mackintosh Computer on Microsoft
Word 5.1 Mar. 23, 1999, at Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library by
Tom
M. King
393
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San
Jose, CA 95128.
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