Episode 127 - July 1894

July 1894 in Stow. Major fire on Main Street in Hudson. July is a month of major thunderstorms, so severe that 2 horses are killed and damage is done to the home of Ben Clark in the lower village. History/Diary written by a woman that lived in Stow, Massachusetts during the years 1883 - 1920's. As she writes everyday it is like a simple brush stroke on canvas that begins to paint a picture of Stow during the turn of the last century. She mentions things from President McKinley being shot, to WW1, Fort Devins, Massachusetts General Hospital, Taffy Pulls, Baseball, Boons Pond, Library Dedication, Masquerade/Neck Tie Party and Tom Thumb. Individuals: Weatherbees, Priest, Captain Packard, Lewis, Dr. Livermore, Stone and Conant. Time Travel to 1894 Stow, Massachusetts to get a sense of Full Lives and Simpler Times...