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Show Paze4 AAAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A AVAA Christmas Shopping Guide s .aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa AWVAWA i i i i i 4 l . . 1 1 1 a a 4 a a a a a a a a a a a a i a a aa a a MAAAAVAVAVaViVA aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa WAA VAWVA AVAVA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AaAVAAVAVaVaVaaA A A A i A A A A A AAAAA i A A i A A A . A A A A I. A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Spirit uf MtiHjs lira By Rebecca Widenhouse AAA 4 A A A A A A 3 A A A A A JL A A A A Fven a shooting couldn't dampen Park City's Christmas spirit in 1881. When the Catholic Church sponsored a four-day shooting gallery as part of its Christmas Fair that A A A 4 A year. tne eager contestants couldn t load the guns fast enough, A A A A A A claimed the Park Mining Record. . A . A. The match "yielded bushels of money," which was why nobody A A AAA seeme to care when one eager marksman took a wild shot and a (AAAAA surprised bystander found a hole in his hat and a new part in his A A A A A, hair.After all, it was for a good cause. AAAAA- HIM, A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 'That's how Parkites celebrated Christmas 101 years ago with a devil-may-care kind of good nature... " A A A A A A The gentleman's scalp wounds and bruises healed quickly, the A ..A newspaper reported, and everyone was delighted that the church 44 4 4 4 raised $60 during the event. That's how Parkites celebrated Christ-A Christ-A A A A A A mas years ago with a devil-may-care kind of good nature, a 4 4 4 A A generous spirit, and most of all, with each other. A A A A A A Parties and "entertainments" of every description filled the weeks A A A of December, including a Grand Masquerade Ball for "lovers of the 4 4 A A fantast'c" to use tne words of the Park Mining Record. Its A A A A A A sPonsor promised to outfit Park City revelers in "100 of the finest A A A A A and most unique costumes available from the Salt Lake Theatre." A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A i A A A A A A A A A A A ' A A A A A A A A A A A i l A A A A A A A A A A i A A A A A A A A A A i A A A A A AAAAA' i A A A A A A A A A A J A A A A A A A A A A A j A A A A A A A A A A A j A A A A A A AAAAA- A A A A A A AAAAA- A A A A A A AAAAA- A A A A A A AAAAA- A A A A A A The ladies of the Congregational Church offered a more sober AajAi "entertainment and supper" free of charge, featuring "singing, AAAAA' eating and making yourselves as happy as possible." Benefits were i A A A A A held frequently during the holidays, each to ' raise money for AAAAA-some AAAAA-some needy individual like the miner down with rheumatism and AiA unable to work, a widow with no money or just someone needing 44444 travelling expenses to reach a home back east. A A A A A J The Catholic Fair was the big event of the season. For four days af- f. A A A A A ter Christmas trie church sold all manner of gifts, raffled dolls and AAAAA-clothes, AAAAA-clothes, ran a lunch table ("where all dainties of the market will be A . , supplied") and supervised the shooting gallery. Orchestras and A 4 4 a' singers from as far away as Ogden entertained the crowds. AAAAA- As an added attraction, the fair gave a gold-headed cane to the A A A A A A Most Popular Man in Park City. Over 8,000 votes were tallied at 25 A A A A A -cents apiece (the equivalent of several dollars today). The voters AAAA were conscious of who controlled Park City's wealth in 1881, for y 4 44 4 4' three of the town's most prominent mine foremen and managers AAAAA' were nominated for the title. E.P. Ferry, manager of the Marsac in- A A A A A A terests in Park City, won the cane but the church was the real win- A A A A A ' ner. It raised $2,135 at a time when a miner's pay averaged $2 to $3 a K aA W day- A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A -A A A A A A A A A A A i A A A A A A AAAAA' A A A A A A A A A A A J A A A A A A AAAAA' A A A A A A AAAAA-A AAAAA-A A A A A A AAAAA' A A A A A A A A A A A J A A A A A A AAAAA' A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A j It was a particularly memorable Christmas for St. Mary's for A ' A A A A A another reason. That year, parishioners celebrated the first Christ- .14444' mas Eve midnight mass in a brand new church. AAAA A i Of course, those with more secular leanings celebrated Christmas i A A A A A with one foot up on a brass rail and their gold down on the bar. Af- AAAAA' ter a month's worth of ten-hour days in the cold, wet stopes and 1 A A A A A drifts of the Treasure Hill, the miners headed for the Park City baths, A 1 4 x where a dollar bought a hot tub of sulphur water guaranteed to a A A A A ' "cure any humors of the skin," then straight to the smoke-filled l A A A A A halls of Park City's 27 saloons. AAAAA' A A A A A A A A A A A i a A A A A A A A A A A 4 A A A A A A A A A A 4 A A A A A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. 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