to find work, Jack realizes his only choice is to return to his hometown of New Bedford, where his domineering mother May Bailey runs the Silver Dome mine. After Jack dies of a severe allergic reaction to hornet stings, his mother May Bailey, who never approved of Jack's choice of a wife, forces Honey to leave her two sons, Hub and Fat, in New Bedford, and sends away her daughter, Violet, to relatives. While May's actions are manipulative and harsh, she truly believes she is doing what is best for her grandchildren. Hub (Hubert) and Fat (Henry) resent their grandmother for separating them from their family and scheme to return to their mother. After a series of devastating setbacks, Honey moves in with May and is reunited with her sons. Together, they dream of a future where they are reunited with Violet and are able to move away from May. Season 2 Season 2 is set in 1933–1934. Honey marries school teacher Max Sutton (who had clashed with May Bailey over inviting out-of-town hobos to the local shelter which she directs), they move into the New Bedford hotel, and she opens a beauty parlor on Main Street. Hub stays temporarily on a farm during haying season. Grace works at the town's radio station, leading to several humorous situations. The Silver Dome Mine experiences financial problems, and a mining accident - blamed on Robert Bailey - which kills and blinds some workers. May's old boyfriend returns to town and opens a pawnshop with his tomboy granddaughter, who becomes Fat's companion in various minor mischief. The season ends as the mine is shut down, and Grace and Del Sutton (Max's immature bum of a brother, working as an auto mechanic) starting a very rocky romance, after her earlier fiancé had left town. Season 3 Season 3 is set in 1934–1935. May Bailey is able to reopen the mine, but she changes operations to nickel instead of silver. Shady bankers and developers try to swindle her, and a clergyman absconds with the homeless shelter's funds. Meanwhile, her daughter Grace continues her search for love after Del Sutton leaves town. Hub comes of age, and falls in love with Alice MacFarlane, whose father was blinded by the mining accident. May's oldest son Bob resigns from the mine office, moves to Toronto with Toppy and their daughter, but then becomes separated from his wife Toppy,