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
1897 diary is typical of
Joel’s diaries, a black leather bound volume about 5
X 3 inches cover, about an
inch thick, with three dates pre-printed on each page . The title of the volume is PACIFIC COAST DIARY 1897, from Cambridgeport Diary
Co. The first about 30 pages are useful references, charts, and a
1897 calendar, but no mention of place of publication..
Only
dates with hand written entries are listed.
====================== 1897 =============================
Jan. 1, 1897 Fri.: We dined at C.E.C’s
Jan. 9, 1897
Sat: I started for
Pasadena. Chas. & Catharine went to S. F.
Jan. 10, 1897 Sun: I arrived at Los Angelos at 7:30 and at
Pasadena to T. D. S. & Meeting.
Here to C. E. Tebbett's.
James Townsend & Mary Cooper called here in the p.m.
Jan. 11, 1897 Mon.: I
called on Zeno Taber. He is over
80. Jas. Townsend was
85 the 13th of 9. Mo. Last. Samuel & Rebecca Abbott near
79. Martha Doland? 90 on 2 mo. 2.
97.
Jan. 12, 1897 Tues.: Albert Tebbetts & I called at Saml
Abbot’s and on Jas. Townsend (at J. R. T’s) & I called at Dr.
Grennell’s. A. & M.
& I drove to Altadena & called at Danl. Lewis:
Jan. 13, 1897 Wed: Very rainy at Pasadena.
Jan. 14, 1897 Thurs: Rainy at Pasadena
Jan. 15. 1897 Fri.: I called at Dr. Wm Nicholson’s
& Albert & Mary & I drove out to Margaret Gregory’s to see
Aunt Martha Dorland. Took our dinner
there & called at Lawson Hollingsworth on our return. He is near 73. {Pliney ? Gregory lives with his
Mother}
Jan. 16, 1897 Sat: Dr. Emlin Lewis called on me. I attended the Conservative
Friends’ Mo. Mtg. At Pasadena, Dined at Dr. Lindley
Williams’s
Took train in the Evening for Tulare.
Jan. 17, 1897 Sun: Arrived at Tulare at 6:50 a.m. Isaac & Cathie & the children met me at Meeting
time. Cathie & Anna & I
staid to the Congregational Church.
Benja & Ella &
Alvin Cox called at Isaac’s in the p.m.
Jan. 20, 1897 Wed: Isaac’s family & I dined
at Benjamin Cox’s.
Jan. 21, 1897 Thurs: Anna and returned home from Tulare.
Jan. 23, 1897 Sat: J. Burett Davy staid at Chas. E.
Cox’s.
Jan. 24, 1897 Sun: J. Burett Davy was at meeting and
ministered with golden words.
Jan. 25, 1897
Mon.> J. B. Davy took Breakfast
with us.
Jan. 26, 1897 Tues.: Sowed Beets & Carrots Seeds &
onions.
Jan. 28, 1897 D. L. Stewart here building Fire Place
in the Library.
Jan. 29, 1897 Fri.: Martha Albright graduated at the Normal
School.
Feb. 7, 1897 Sun: Rainy. James Dorland of Gilroy was at Meeting.
Feb. 9 1897 Tues.: Planted corn.
Sweet Corn.
Feb. 16, Tues.: Ole Tan & Thos. Strand? Jr. here to dinner.
Levi Gregory &
Benja Coppock called here.
Feb. 22, 1897 Mon.: Dr. Duncan of the Metlakahtla Mission
in Alaska called with Dr. Wakefield.
He is on his way to Washington.
Feb. 24, 1897, Wed: Aug. & Anna Taber called.
Feb. 25, 1897 Thurs: We dined at Geo. Hammond’s
Mar 9, 1897 Tues.: Cleaning house. Took up Carpets in front chamber. Wm
Oreutt?? Preutt?? helped us.
Mar 11, 1897 Thurs: House Cleaning. Took up Carpet in Mother’s room,
etc.
Mar. 15, 1897 Mon.: Children having measles.
Mar 16, 1897 Tues.: New Carpet laid in Library by Rucker
Bros.
Mar 21, 1897 Sun: Pliny Goddard (on his way to the Hoopa
Indian Mission) was at Mtg. And spoke. Thos. Scattergood & wife from Phili
& Clarence G. Hoag were at Mtg. & here to dinner.
Mar 23, 1897, Tues.: Pliny Goddard was here to dinner.
Heard of the death of
Isaac Sharp on 1st day the 21st in his 91st year.
Mar 24, 1897 Wed: We attended a Reception of the Indian
Aid Assn. for Pliny Goddard & wife at Mrs. Crites. 220 So. 9th St.
Mar 26, 1897 Fri.: The Funeral of Isaac Sharp today, at
Elkington, England.
April 6, 1897 Tues.: Cathie & children came here from
Tulare.
April 13, 1897
Tues.: Mother, H.E.B. Cathie & her children went to lunch
at Severt Shelley’s.
April 23, 1897 Fri.: Cathie went to Berkeley & met Isaac
who returned with her.
April 26, 1897 Mon.: Isaac Cox returned to Tulare. I went to
Pacific Grove.
April 30, 1897 Fri.: I returned home from Pacific Grove.
May 1, 1897 Sat: Semi Annual Meeting. Papers on Isaac Sharp by Murray & wife & others from Stanford. Anna Sherman & Sister & Anna
Fally? from Oakland. Ransome
Bransby & Carange?? G. Hoag from Belmont & others present. Walter Hart & C. G. Hoag staid
here. Anna Sherman & sister
took tea here.
May 2, 1897 Sun: A full meeting. Clarence G. Hoag & Ransome Bransby
dined at C.E.C’s.
May 16, 1897 Sun: Dr. R. E. Pierce here to open a
carbuncle on my neck.
Mary Hammond called with
Susan Roberts of Minnesota, in the Evening.
May 18, 1897 Tues.: Mary H. Field & Eloise Davidson
called here.
May 19, 1897 Wed. Called on Dr. Pierce.
May 26, 1897
Wed: H.E.B. went to
Commencement at Stanford.
Mawr Examination.
I attended Commencement
at College Park.
June 2, 1897 Wed: Had hay hauled. L. S. B. Cox returned from S. F.
June 5, 1897
Sat: Joseph Burtt Davey and
Sarah & Alice Bolton came here.
Amos?? Hunnicut called
with Wm. E. Ward.
June 6, 1897 Sun: Joseph Burtt Davy and Alice Bolton were
married at our Mtg. The
wedding Party dined at C. E. Cox’s (with us). Sarah Bolton returned home. Ransome Bransby & Thos. J. Allen & wife from
S. F. were at the marriage & dined at P. Brun’s
June 7, 1897 Mon.: J. B. Davy & wife left for the
Foothills to spend a week at G. N. Jones’s Ranch. Paul Brun took them.
June 8, 1897 Tues.: Mother, H.E.B. & I went to P.
Grove.
June 13, 1897 Sun:
Attended Episcopal Meeting at P. Grove.
J. B. Davy & wife
staid here.
June 20, 1897 Sun: Attended Methodist Mtg. at P. Grove. An Earthquake shook at little after 12.
June 26, 1897 Sat: We came home from P. Grove.
Harriet Green from
England & Sadie Carter from Kansas here.
June 27, 1897 Sun: Harriet Green & Sadie Carter at
Meeting.
H.E.B. & I took tea
with them at Mary Hammond’s.
Jas. B & Cathie went with them to Stockton Ave. Mtg. in the
Eveng.
June 28, 1897
Mon. H. Green & S. Carter went
with Elizabeth Shelley to spend a night.
June 29, 1897
Tues.: H. Green & S. Carter
came back having lunched at Jane Ledyard’s.
June 30, 1897 Wed: H. Green & S. Carter at
Meeting. They dined at Felice
Brun’s with Anna Valley etc. And went to Florence Wright Mission in the
Evening & to Wm Ward’s to stay.
July
1, 1897 Thurs: Chas. &
Imelda Tebbetts & Edith & Clara came. C. E. T.
went with James to Stockton Ave Mtg. in the Evening & brot H. Green & S. Carter.
July
2, 1897 Fri.: H. Green
& S. Carter left for the Big Trees, & then to Berkeley. Lydia Oliphank & Ada Griswall
came here.
July
3, 1897 Sat: Taistram
& Sarah & Alice Coggeshall came here.
L.
Oliphant & A. G. staid at Mary Hammond’s.
July
4, 1897 Sun: Chas. Tebbetts
& family & the West
Branch Frds At Mtg. Also
Rasome Bransby & Allen & wife from S. F. who are spending a week or two
in the Foothills. C. E. T.
went to C End caron?? In the p.m. & to Stockton Ave in the Eveng.
Jul. 5, 1897 Mon.: All the Friends here to dinner. T. Coggeshall & family staid at M.
Hammond’s.
July 6, 1897 Tues.: H.E.B. & Jas. went with all the Visitors to Alum Rock.
Lena Lawrence arrived in
the Eveng. & Morris Cox came to C’s
July 7, 1897 Wed: C. E. Tebbetts & family left for
the C. E.. Convention in S. F.
The West Branch Frds. Went after mtg. to a cousin in S. J. Cathie & children & L.
Lawrence & Morris Cox & Annie & Catharine M. went to P. Grove in
the p.m.
July 9, 1897 Fri.: L. S. B. Cox went to P.
Grove.
July 10, 1897 Sat: E. Morris Cox came from P. Grove to C.
E. C’s.
July 11, 1897 Sun: Jas. M. Woodhead from Liverpool, Eng.
And David Crosbie from Oregon were at Meeting and here to dinner with Chas.
& Morris Cox.
July 12, 1897 Mon.: E. Morris Cox started for Worcester, Mass. For a Summer
School etc. The Christian Endeavor Convention in S. F. closed.
July 13, 1897 Tues.: Pres. Thos. Newlin of Pacific College, Newberg, Oregon, here to
dinner & went to P Grove in the
p.m.
July 14, 1897 Wed: We had a short call from Robt. B.
Warder of Washington, D. C.
Pres. Newlin returned from P. Grove & staid here.
July 15, 1897 Thurs: Mary Green from S. Islands, and Jennie
Pogue & her Mother here to
tea.
July 18, 1897 Sun: Harriet Green at Mtg. And some 20
Race St Friends from
Vendome Dr. Nicholson & wife,
Palmiss? Comforts’ etc.
July 19, 1897 Mon.: Harriet Green came to Stay------.
July 20,1897 Tues.:
---------? and went with Chas. in the morning to Stanford Univ. We went with James to S.
Shelley’s to tea, with a party to meet H. Green.
July 21, 1897 Wed: Harriet Green and Eliza H. Shelley
started for Oregon.
July 23, 1897 Fri.: Summer School at Stanford closed.
July 24, 1897 Sat: Chas. E. Cox went to P. Grove.
July 28, 1897 Wed: Chas. E. Cox returned from P. Grove.
July 31, 1897 Sat: Cathie & children & Lena
Lawrence came from P. Grove.
Aug. 2, 1897 Mon.: Cathie & children went to
Tulare. Lena Lawrence left for San
Francisco & -------
Aug. 3, 1897 Tues.: H. E. B. went to P. Grove.
Aug. 5, 1897 Thurs: Mary Hammond here to dinner
She
went to the Foothill ranch to live.
Aug. 7, 1897 Sat: Chas. E. Cox went to the Grove.
Aug. 9, 1897 Mon.: C. E. Cox returned from P. Grove.
Aug. 21, 1897 Sat: C. E. Cox went to P. Grove.
Aug. 23, 1897 Mon.: C. E. Cox returned from the Grove.
Aug. 28, 1897 Sat: Hattie H. Miles came here from
Oregon. Alvin Cox came to
C. E. C’s to enter Stanford.
Aug. 29, 1897 Sun: Elma Bean here to dinner with
Hattie Miles & Chas. & Alvin Cox.
Aug. 31, 1897 Tues.: I went to P. Grove. Called in the Eveng
with Lize on Aug. Tabor’s family at the Brown Cottage.
Sept. 1, 1897 Wed: Augustus Taber’s family returned
home from P. Grove.
Sept. 5, 1897 Sun: Attended St. Mary’s by the Sea
“ church at P. Grove with Lily and the children.
Sept. 7, 1897 Tues.: Lily & Anna & Catharine M.
returned home from P. Grove.
Sept. 12, 1897 Sun: I attended meeting at the Christian
Church (P. Grove)
Sept. 15, 1897 Wed: The M. E. Conference opened at P.
Grove. Biship Newman
presiding.
Sept. 17, 1897 Fri.: Geo. & Mary Hammond went to P.
Grove, & staid with me in our Cottage.
SEPT 16, 17, 18, 1897 THURS,
FRI, SAT, written across outer edge of page.
I attended the morning
Sessions of the M. E. Conference at P. Grove.
Sept. 19, 1897 Sun: I
attended the M. E. Church at P. Grove. Sermon by Bishop Newman on Self Mastery. Text “He that ruleth is
Spirit is better than he that taketh a city.:
Sept. 20, 1897 Mon.: Geo. & Mary Hammond joined Frances Rogers in the Wise Cottage Sept.
22, Wed: I closed our Cottage and returned home. Dr. Tomlinson died in the Evening.
Sept. 24, 1897 Fri.: Attended the Funeral of Dr. Tomlinson
at 21/2 p.m.
Sept. 26 1897 Sun: Elizabeth H. Shelley here to dinner.
Sept. 30, 1897
Thurs: Elisa Bean ( of Benicia)
here.
Oct. 3, 1897 Sun: Elisa
Bean left. Elvira & Lucretia Tomlinson here to tea.
Oct. 9, 1897 Sat: Lewis & Sallie Cowgill came on
Bicycles from S. Francisco, and dined here (They came from San Mateo today).
Oct. 10, 1897 Sun: Francis Clayton of Birmingham, England
was at Meeting and here to dinner.
Oct. 15, 1897 Fri.: H. E. B. attended Indian Aid Assn. in San Jose.
Oct. 16, 1897 Sat: Alvin & I went to E. San Jose and
to Ozier’s Ranch etc. to look for a Cow.
Oct. 19, 1897 Tues.: I went with James to Fontenosa.
Oct. 23, 1897 Sat: Bot a Cow.
Oct. 27, 1897 Wed: H. E. B. went with Stephen Griffin,
from Mtg. To dinner & to Sewing Circle at Mary Coffin’s.
Nov. 5, 1897 Friday: I attended Court in the morning on
account of Guardianship of L. G. Tomlinson. Hannah S. Neall came here.
Nov. 6, 1897 Sat: Annual Meeting Isabella C. De Velling, J. B.
Davy, Prof. Murray, Samuel Brun & wife, Mrs. McMillan (a
daughter of Barnabas Hobbs) & other present, House well filled. J. Burntt Davy staid here.
Nov. 7, 1897 Sun: Isabella de Velling & J. B. Davy
had service in meeting. We
dined at C. E. Cox’s with Aug. & Anna Taber & Cordelia, & H.
L. Neall. J. B. Davy
returned home.
Nov. 8, 1897 Mon.: Hannah L. Neall returned home.
Nov. 10, 1897 Wed: Isabella De Velling and Dr. Mansfield
& wife at Mtg.
Nov. 11, 1897 Thurs: Isabella C. DeVelling took tea here
& Geo. & W. B. Jones came in the Evening.
Nov. 14, 1897 Sun: H. E. B. went in the p. m. with Geo.
& W. B. Jones to Agnews Asylum
to see B. H. Jones.
NOV. 15 & 16, 1897
SIDEWISE ACROSS: H. E. B. at the
Vendome on the needle work guild distribution of garments 1000 or more, and the
annual meeting.
Nov. 19, 1897 Fri.: A company of Ladies here to afternoon
tea – Sarah Severance & her sister Johnson. Isabella De Velling. W. B. Jones, Louise Jones, Mrs. Beans,
Mrs. Slaughter, Mrs. Fish, E. Davis, L. S. B. C.
Nov. 20, 1897 Sat: Irene Hardy & Hedon MacGillivay?
Came to C. E. C’s & lodged here -- from Palo Alto.
Nov. 21, 1897 Sun: We dined at C. E. C’s with I.
Hardy & H. MacGillivay. The ladies returned to Palo Alto.
Nov. 25, 1897
Thurs: Thanksgiving Day Mid week Mtg. Held today to wh. Stockton Ave. Frds were invited.
Benj. Coppock & Wm. Butler spoke. C. E. C’s family & Geo. & W. B. Jones here to
dinner.
Nov. 26, 1897 Fri.: Lily had a company of Stanford boys & others to dinner.
Dec. 6, 1897 Mon.: Attended the funeral of Milton &
Bell Lawrence’s babe Isabella at 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, 1897 Wed: H. E. B. went to S. F. to meet Isaac & Cathie & children
& to visit H. L. Neall.
Dec. 10, 1897
Friday: H. E. B. returned from S.
F. with Joel & Mary Cox.
Dec. 11, 1897 Sat: Isaac & Cathie Cox came from S. F.
Dec. 24, 1897 Fri.: E. Morris Cox came to C. E. C’s.
Dec. 25, 1897 Sat: Benjamine Cox came to C. E.
C’s Charles family & his
Father & Morris & Alvin here to diner.
Dec. 28, 1897 Tues.: E. Morris Cox left in morning &
Benj. Cox in the afternoon for S. F.
Dec. 30, 1897 Thurs: Chas’s family & Isaac
& Cathie & Mary went to Severt Shelley’s to dinner.
====== LAST DAILY ENTRY IN
JOEL BEAN’S 1897 DIARY.
============
Selected CASH ACCTS FOLLOW—TWO PAGES PER 1897 MONTH.
January: 4 Diary .25
4 Sent
tax to Oregon $3.25
22 Expenses
of Journey to Pasadena & Tulare:
$19.35
27 Pd Wm
for Garden work $1.85
29 Chimney
Fire Place $12.00
Lot 12
$700
Improvements $2000
Furniture $ 150
April: 12 Dentist $1.00
30 Exp.
to P. Grove. $3.25
May:
2 Pd
Silva for cutting hay 2 lots: $.2.50
June: 26 Exp.
at P. Grove (J.B.) $11.85
July:
6 Pd
Dr. R. E. Pierce $15.00
Medicine $ .75
August: 30 Pd J.
E. Gwartney for wood $21.80
27 Pd
for Phaeton? & house(by H.E.B.,J.B.,& C.E.C.) $80.
SEPT: 25 Exp. at P. Grove $11.40
Oct. 15 Pd Taxes
$48.76
19 Sent
E. P. Alexander, Tax Collector Salinas 7.80
19 Sent
E. B. Rich P. Grove city tax.
$ 2.28
Oct.
27, 1897Pd Chas. E. Cox for repair of Phaeton.
$10.00
Pd of above by H.E.B. $5.00
SPENT FOR I. M. COX.
Taxes
1897: The home Property $48.76
At
P. Grove. $7.80
$2.28
$10.08
Nov.: 9 Pd
W. B. Jones for G. N. J. Mtg. Money 10 % of 45 = $4.50
Dec.: Ministers’ Mtg. Tax $
.50 c.
5 QUAKER PUBLICATIONS
SUBSCRIBED TO: Outlook, Am. Friend, Phila Friend, Australian
Friend, B. Friend.
25 ADDRESSES LISTED ON
3 PAGES, including:
Joel Bean’s Cottage
117 Eighth St.
Pacific Grove
5 PAGES OF
“LETTERS” by name of
sender and date, with date “Answered” for each letter - about 76
replies.
=========================== 1897 ========================
Joel Bean’s
1897 Engagement Calendar was
copied into the Mackintosh Computer on Microsoft Word 4.0. Nov. 10,1998 at
Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library by
Tom M. King
393 Rutland Ave,
San Jose, CA 95128.
PHONE (408) 286-7157
or E-Mail thomk@hotmail.com