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Fourth of July Celebration in Bristol Ends Quietly
Bristol marked Independence Day with a multi hour celebration from the afternoon of July 3 to midnight. crowds packed Hope street, a noisy display of explosives and horns contrasted with a concert by the Herreshoff band. A huge bonfire on the Common lit the night air as booths and merry go rounds thrived. The parade formed at 9:45 am with multiple divisions and escorts from local and visiting units. Salutes, church bells, and chimes accompanied the day’s events. The procession moved through state streets ending at AR Hall for declarations, prayers, and music. Concerts followed on the Common by Second Regiment Band then Warren’s National Band.
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Bristol
Hope Street
Herreshoff
Hotel
Belvedere
2D Regiment
Old Town
Union
Trinity
State Street
High Street
State
George W. Warren
E F Raines
26Th
US Infantry
I. M Minsher Aids
John C Church
Richard C Quirk
Florence Sullivan
Henry E Meiggs
Charles J Tobin
John H. Bailey, Jr
Walter T. Remieres
Luigi Malafronte
Edward Lawrence Leahy
Gertrude Gladding Bunn
Frank E. Talbee
St Mary's Fife and Drum Corps
Thomas Leahy
Dom Luiz Felippe
Manuel Andrade
Guard of Honor