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Newsletter of the Pacific Grove Herituge Society-
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UnidentifiedCottagein Early PacificGrove
The quintessenceof early Pacific Grove is suggestedby this undated
photograph.The personsare resting outside the cottage,along the
path to the assemblyground or church (now the ChautauquaHall).
The retreat allowed just the cottage and an outdoor privy: no stables
or chicken coops. Note the laundry on the line.
Someonehas suggestedthat this cottageis on Carmel Avenue. Can
anyone confirm this? Notifu the Board and Batten.
Earlv Days in the Grove
Culture in the Grove in the Summer of 1899
Taken from the Pacific Grove High SchoolSea Urchin of 1899,
on file at the Pacific Grove City Library
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""-uiuation an extraordinarl'assemblage I He bre au especiallv grat lrc- I The additional list of speakers
of talent has treen secured for rE99, 1qp on tbe present American con- ! and of preachere includes:
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Assembly l61g16as.
' McClisb, preiderrt of the L'niversity of tbe pacific and of tbe .{s]'et held, and all hare beeu, by thel
REV. C. M. COBERIi. D. D.
consent of tbose attending theo,
*mbl1-; Dr. W. S. \Iatthery, editor
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..California Christian .ldr.mte',;
great succ656.
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as orobablv i
I Dr. Cobern hc fame"o".
the list of talent alreadl' secured:
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llorgan of Oakland: James
I tbe sreatest EsrDtolosist
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REV. SAft. P. JO)iES,
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tiu succesful, Hamilton Howe. and manl' others.
lio.rHE GREAT EI'ANGELIST.
THE FORUII HOUR.
lprotor of the great Triuitt' I1etho- j
The mauagement bas bcen en-Jd.i.t Epi*opal cburcb in Derr'er,j
Thispopularfre
feature of the
deavoriug for sereral !'ears to *- ! the greatst religiou edifice ia 15g i Asrmbl]. trill be corrtinued. ald
cure the prsetre of Rev. Sam. P. i Wet,
He is an orator of greal:its exercise rrill be arrauged l'1.
Jones,aud has at last succeeded.;poner, bariug succee<ledto-the tbe b€st representatises of their
.lside from his reputatiou re anipulpit ccupied bv Rol)ert r1q1u- rarious lius.
Liriug and practevangelist, \1r. Joues is held bv alli1y1g, aq4 more than beld his orvu. ical topics will be gireu the right
rvho knorr to be tbe most popular i
of rva;-.
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arrd sucessful olator ou tbe Ameri- i
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cau lecture platform to-da;-. H.
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rist, Thooas Nast.
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rrider currencl' than that of any ' lsqlqsg illustrated rvith slide, on i
li|iug cartoonist, and for striking j ,.An Impr*sionist picture of Erg-: oratorio bad a succssful beginoiDg
originalitl' and suggestil'euess islhnd,"
and manl'talks on eventsiin tbe Assembl)'ol last )'ear, $ith
i of his trip, and impressious
rrot excelle6.
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having visited us trvie before, but I s a talent of dramatic ontorl. that I prano; \t iss Beresford Jo1: of Los
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of her eforts, as possessinga
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View up Grand Avenue in the early 1880s
View looking south from Grove (now Central) up Grand Avenue across
Lighthouseand the Mammoth stablesbeyond in the early 1880's.The
trees and grove visitors are standing in what is now Grand Avenue. The
retreat's park-like aura was conducive to contemplation as is evident in
this photo.
Cottageswere just beginning to replace tents, and year round residents
were still outnumberedby the retreat visitors.
commercial establishmentswere located up the hill along Lighthouse for
a few blocks betweenFountainand l6thStreet.
Down the Piney Patch
News of old Pacific Grove from the Pacific Grove Review
of July 1901
Announcement in Pucific Grove Review
ofJanuarv 5.1906
PACIFICGROVE
By E.C.Davis
o There was no public celebration of the Fourth this year
o For sale - Horse, wagon, and harness. Wagon is nicely painted and
fitted for fish peddling. Will be sold cheap
o El Carmelo Bakery is open for the season. Try their pies
o A dip in the surf is enjoyed by all summer visitors. The beach is
thronged with bathersduring the warmer hours of the day
. A young man from Marysville who arrives on a wheel without
baggage"blows out the gas" at Hotel El Carmelo. He is rescued
but it was thought he intended to commit suicide
o The Children's Chorus, for agessevento 15, opens for its fifth year
o King City has I I saloons,or one for every 23 inhabitants
o Mary Weaver McCauley will presenta ballad concert followed by a
whistling solo.
o You can buy kisses! Think of it. Kisses! At the Grove Bakery
BOARDOF TRADE
F.L. BUCK, President
CHAS. CULP, VicePresident
WALLACE CLARENCE BROWN. sec
E,B. LEWIS, Treasurer
DirectorsA.M.Aggeler,I.K.
Miller,J.P.Pryor,George
H. Cordy,
GeorgeGould.
Regular meetingsof the associationare held each month-on the
secondWednesday-at the city hall.
The Board of Directors meets at the sameplace on the fourth
Wednesdayof each month.
o About 200 passengerscame in on the Monday evening train
The public are cordially invited to attend all meetings.
o W.B. Harding had the misfortune to have his face badly cut by the
explosion of a bottle of soda water on the Fourth.
PACIFIC GROVB
is the summer and winter resort of California. Most equableclimate.
Mean temperature:January50 deg.: July 65 deg.
o Go to the New Cafe for your Sunday dinner. 25 cents.
o A party of excursionistsfrom Georgia was enjoying the sights here
for a few weeks.
o The U.S. Revenue Cutter McCullock lay at harbor at Monterey, on
the way to SanDiego. The McCullock was one of Uncle Sam's
fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-AmericanWar.
ATTRACTIONS
The famous l7-mile drive. Point Lobos and Carmel
Mission. Historic landmarks. Surf bathing; fine new bath house.
Boating and fishing. Excursion launches. Glass bottom boats.
Beautiful submarinegardens. Electric streetrailway to points of
interest. Open air band concerts. The sceneryhere is beautiful,
grand and diversified. Nothing on the Pacific Coast equals it.
Write the secretarvfor further information.
On the Trail to California
From the Pacifc Grove High Tide of September4,l93l
P.G. COVERED WAGON DRIVER HONORED
AT PIONEER MEET
Just 67 years ago this month, a travel-worn band of covered wagons
topped the crest of the Sierrasand came to the end of the long trail in
Honey Lake Valley, LassenCounty, on the site of the town of
Susanville.
Leading the caravanwas a wiry 1S-year-oldyoungsterwho handled
his yoke of oxen with the skill of a veteranbull whacker.
That coveredwagon pioneerwas J. W. Broadwell,who lives at223
Eighteenthstreet,almost as spry as ever, thoughhe'll be 83 in a few
weeks.
Honored Pioneer
Today Broadwell is the honoredguestat a pioneerreunionbeing held
in Susanville. The eventis an annualaffair sponsoredby the Native
Sons and Native Daughtersof Lassencounty.
Broadwell accompaniedby his wife, motoredto Susanvilleearly this
week with Mr. And Mrs. G. O. DeWitt. The big eventof the reunion
will be a dinner Sunday at which veteransof the overland trail and
many "covered wagon babies"will sharethe honorswith Broadwell.
In Broadwell's wagon train were l3 wagonsand 28 men and women,
all relatives,who set out from Iowa in March of 1864. The overland
trip took six months.
o'Broke" His Oxen
Broadwell drove a yoke of oxen which he himself had raisedand
broken on his grandfather'sfarm in Iowa. Many were the hardships
and dangersencountered,he states. The climax of adversitycame
when a band of Ute Indiansran off 21 headof cattle,horsesand
mules, a seriousblow to the wagon train which had then the most
difficult part of the journey before it.
There were months of grinding toil over endlessprairie and desert,
Broadwell recalls.Taking care of his team was a job to test the mettle
of a grown man, but the lad never faltered as he trudged through the
stinging alkali dust.
He still remembersthe shout of triumph that went up when the little
band at last sightedthe pleasantCalifornia valley that markedthe end
of their epicjoumey.
From the Pacific GroveHigh Tide of May 17,1940
JacobWilliam Broadwell, for many yearsa residentof Pacific Grove
passedaway May l0 at the home of his daughter,Mrs Leda Harwood
who residesnear Milford. Funeral serviceswere conducted from the
Methodistchurch in SusanvilleMonday afternoonby the Janesville
Masonic lodge. Intermentwas in the Janesvillecemetery.
Mr. Broadwell is survivedby his wife, Mrs Kate Broadwell of 223
Eighteenthstreet. He was 92 yearsof age at his deathhaving been
born in Springfield,Illinois, October 13, 1848.The family cameto
Lassencountywith the historic McMurphy Wagon Train in 1864.He
was one of threepeoplestill living who madethe trip west in the
wagon train.
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A ship named
after our city of
Pacific Grove
(Note the name
on the bow).
Originally a
commercial ship,
the Pacific Grove
played a
prominent role
during WWII.
!"rsiiCf *-
HMS Pacific Grove
A real ship! Note the namePACIFIC GROVE on the bow. Fred Cope
of Pacific Grove noticed the name in the San Francisco Chronicle's
Shipping News in the early 1930sand then was surprisedone day to
see it tied up to a San Franciscopier.
At the outbreak of the war the ship was transferredto the North
Atlantic Service and in the summer of 1940 the ship was in the Surrey
Commercial Dock when Dunkirk was evacuated.Germany had
trapped the British Army, campedout at the Beach at Dunkirk. The
ship suppliedfour lifeboatsand volunteercrewsto the flotilla of
hundredsof boats that evacuatedthe British Army from the Dunkirk
beaches.
The FurnessFleet of freighters carries nameswith the prefix
"Pacific". The Pacific Grove was named after our city Pacific Grove,
California. Other ships of that firm carried namessuch as Pacific
Transport, Pacific Enterprise,Pacific Fir, Pacific Trader, etc.
On April ll,1943, at 45 minutespastmidnight, the ship was
torpedoedon the starboardside, igniting diesel oil and setting the
engine room on fire. The ship sank at 5: l0 A.M. and survivors were
later picked up by H. M. Corvette *AZALEA".
By J. D. Billstrom
The ship was built in 1928 for Furness,Withy & Co London,
England. The ship is a Twin Screw Motorship accommodating12
First classpassengers.
Length was 450 feet, space73,741cubic feet,
speed12 1/2 knots on 17 tons ofdiesel oil.
Prior to World War Two the ship made regular trips from London and
Liverpool England to San Francisco.
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Furness,Withy, & Co. formally presentedthe Photographto the City
of Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce in February 1960.
From correspondencewith Furness, Lltithy,& Company,Ltd in
March 1960 initiated by the late Fred Cope of Pacific Grove. Papers
are onfile at the Herilage Society, thephotograph is onfile at Pacific
Grove City Hall.
News from the Grove
News of old Pacific Grove from Pacific Grove Review
ofJanuary5, 1906.
Forest Ave CottasesCirca 1901- 1905
SelectedBy J. D. Billstrom
David JeanMuir is to erecta handsomeresidenceon the Clark
property on Ninth Street,which he just purchased.
Mr Olee and wife, who were registeredat the Del Mar on
Wednesday,left for San Francisco on Thursday Morning.
Miss Emily E. Williams, the architectis confinedto her home by
an attackof the grip.
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o Henry Suze'leis registeredat Hotel El Carmelo.
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a Medical Electric Batteries$5.00 complete,Wright's Hardware
a
Store.
For sale,in Pacific Grove, 4 room house,furnished. A.B.
Estabrook,120 EighteenthSt.
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Dr Dennett,Sr. has purchasedMrs J.M. Kelley's lots on the corner
of Thirteenth streetnear Laurel Avenue.
o The social circle of Fairchild Circle, Ladies of the Grand Army,
met at the home of Mr and Mrs D.P. Beardsley on Central avenue
on Thursday afternoon where they were very hospitably
entertained.
o Oliver and Lowe just receiveda barrel of nice Salt Mackerel and
SalmonBellies.
o Miss Williams the architectwas in Carmel City on businesson
Friday.
.
Troop M and K are to leave the Presidio of Monterey for the
Philippines on January3. The 20thInfantry is expeciedto arrive at
the Presidioin March.
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Forest Avenue looking north
This is a view looking towardsthe bay from the cornerof Grove (now
Central) and Forest Avenue. The first home on the left was probably
the El Roy cottagereferredto on page 10; the listed owner is Mrs.
Lawrey. Mrs. Lawrey owned severalpropertiesin the area,including
the distinctivehouseat 592 Central.
The secondhousefrom the left is the houseof Mabel Wilcox. built in
1880.Both housesare still standins.
o Gregg Shorthandis the most easily learned,most legible,and most
rapid. Learn no other. We teach it to perfection at PG
Commercial Institute.
Mrs Rathburn of British Columbia will spendthe winter in the
Grove. Shehas taken the log cabin on Alder street.
Mr Turkey "of the Chronicle" found a Must Hatch Incubator at
T.A.Work Co. and now his wife attendsthe club.
Mr and Mrs Comell are here from Sioux Falls for the winter and
they are occupying Mrs Lawrey's El Roy cottage on Forest
Avenue.
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Ad Anpearingin Pacific GroveReview of Julv 6.1906
By J.D. Billstrom
From the Sears, Roebuck
& Co CatalogueNo I17,
1908
This simple ad caught my eye as I was looking for another item.
Port Costawas the grain shippingpoint in ContraCostaCounty and
is Historical Landmark. According to the local museum in Crocker,
the grain was probablymilled in nearbyVallejo, thereprobablywas
no 'Port CostaMill'. One of the points of interestas I remember
from a trip severalyears ago is a cement warehousebuilt in the
1870's for the storageof grain. Grain farmersof the valley would
use bargesand the newly arrived railroad to fill the warehousefor
loading of shipswith grain bound for Europe. The warehouse
housesa restauranttoday.
J.C. Anthony had a freighting businessat Lighthouse and David
Avenue in 1906. His wife was from Contra CostaCounty and he
made ffequentfreighting trips to the SanFranciscoBay area. He later
developedhis constructionbusinessbuilding distinctivehouseson the
Peninsula,especiallythe Mesa areaof Monterey.Two Pacific Grove
housesby J.C. Anthony are324 Eardleyand 171 Laurel amongmany
others.Buying flour on consignmentand then selling through the
local newspapermust have beena sideline.
The grain flour was probably sold in the sacksby specialorder and
home delivery; the ad doesnot mention one, five or ten pound bags,
suggesting50 or 100 lb sizes.That brings up the storageoflarge
containersof flour. Our housein the 1960s,now 945 l4th street
Pacific Grove, had built in drop bins in the kitchen cabinetthat could
handleabout 75 lbs.. One can seethe advantagesof the free-standing
kitchen cabinetadvertisedby Sears(seeoppositepage).
The convenientand
practical arrangementof
this splendidKitchen
Cabinetwill be readily
recognized.It is 75
incheshigh. The base...
is fitted with our patent
drop bins, one to hold 60
lbs of flour, the other
partitioned for meal and
sugar. Bins are
supportedby wheels
attachedto their sidesand
run on a trackreducins
the friction and
permitting the bins to be
easilymoved when filled.
Each bin can be readily
taken out for cleanins
and airing.
For more on J.C.
Anthonyseelocal author
JulianneBurtonCarvajal's TheMonterev
Mesa: Oldest
Neighborhoodin
California.
Trapp Familv SingsAt PacificGrove High School
From the Pacific Grove High Tideof October25 1940
By E.C. Hopkins. The TrappFamily Singers,headlinersin the field
of concertattractionsthis seasonwill open the Community Concert
seriestonight at the Pacific Grove High School.
At 8:18p.m. the momentof culturalopporhrnityfor which the
ConcertsCommitteehas worked will be realizedafter weeksof
excitedanticipation.
Vibrationsof the membershipcampaignhavebeenechoedand
reechoedfrom the Lighthouseto the Highlands;from Carmel to
beyond Fort Ord and Salinas,and a large enrollmenthasbeen
enlisted. It was a labor of love carriedout in the interestsof music
with gratifying results,and the Trapp Family are now to be the first
fruits of that fine effort.
The Baronessvon Trapp and her seventalentedchildrenhave won
the heartsas well as the admirationof the greatestmusic centersin
recentyears. Suchcriticsas thoseon the N. Y. Times,the WorldTelegramand Tribunehavegiven them the highestpraise....It is also
told that wholesalegood humor is a largepart of the entertaining
elementin the performancesof this goup.
The Recorders,
Virginal and Viola da Gamba.aremost antiquein
form and origin and a sectionofthe programis entirely devotedto
music for theseinstruments.
Admittanceto the concertis only for the membershipticket holders.
A federalruling precludesthe securingof admissionsat the box
office on theseconcertoccasions.Last year many were disappointed
becauseof this fact but being a non-profit activity certainrestrictions
are necessary.
Tonightsprogramwill include:
To Thee the Holy Ghost We Now Pray Agnus Dei II from "Missa
Brevis" by Palestrina.
Children'sBlessing,by FranzWasner
On the Plains,Fairy Trains,by ThomasWeekles
The Silver Swan,by OrlandoGibbons
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The Cuckoo,by Stefani
O You Stupid Old Martin, by Mozart
Two ancientEnglish melodiesfor tenor recorderand virginal, Under
the GreenLinden and La Votla, an old Tyrolean folk dancearranged
for recordersand Viola da Gambaby Frank Wasner;a sixteenth
century folk melody, settingfor threepart chorusand threerecorders
by FranzWasner.
JesuJoy of Man's Desiring, by Bach
Publisher'sCorner
Allow me to introducemyself. My name is John Billstrom a PG
residentin the '60s and againfor the last sevenyears.I collect local
history books and WPA travel guidesand love to travel back roads
and visit small town museums.I have volunteeredfor coordinating
the productionof the historical woodenplaquesand conductthe
researchof the HeritageSocieryfiles as requested.When
approachedby Adamfoeiland io ..*" as publisherof the Board
and Baften I was happy to take up this new challenge.
ln compiling a list of articlesfor the first issue,I first checkedthe
list left by Adam Weiland and selectedthe Von Trapp and Covered
Wagon storiesand anotherentry from Down the Piney Path. Many
of the articles in this issuecame about while doing research.
I noticed the flour ad while looking for shipping news. Last year J.
C. Anthony was featured in our sufirmerlecture series.While
researchingthe RobertDown Schoolbuilding for the Historical
ResourcesCommittee,I noticedthe ^SeaUrchin list. I found the
HMS PacificGrovepicturewhen inventoryingthe City's vault
contentsin 2000. I came acrossthe three retreat photographsthat
capturethe essence
of VictorianPacificGrove while conducting
researchfor plaquesof nearbystructues.
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JeanAnton
Marilyn Arioto
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Bob Davis
Ken Hinshaw
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Kathleen O'Brien Muriel Pyburn
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