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Marlborough. The history of the ‘‘ Marlborough Armed Association,”’ 
whose colours still remain in St. Peter’s Church, is given in Mr. E. Kite’s 
concluding article on ‘‘The Preparations made in Wiltshire for the 
Defence of the County, A.D. 1794—1803.”” Devizes Gazette, April 30th, 
1903. 
The Army Mancuvres, Sept. 12th—-17th, 1903, 
were fully reported in the local papers of North Wilts, as well as in the 
London daily papers. Many illustrations also appeared in the illustrated 
papers. 
Fittleton Church. Short account of the late restoration works. 
Salisbury Diocesan Gazette, November; Salisbury Journal, Oct. 24th ; 
Wiltshire Advertiser, Oct. 22nd, 1903. 
Kennet River. “rom source to fall. The Tale of a famous Trout 
Stream. The River Kennet.” By Gertrude Bacon. Article in Good 
Words, Aug., 1903, pp. 581—588. Illustrations :—Source of the Kennet— 
Marlborough, High Street—Druid Circle, Avebury—Chilton—Hunger- 
food —Newbury—Thatcham—Fall of the Kennet at Reading. 
List of Farms in the County which changed tenants 
at Michaelmas, 1908. This new and very useful feature 
appeared for the first time in the Devizes Gazette, Nov. 5th, 1903. 
Charities. The enquiry into the charities of Potterne, Alleannings, 
-Seend, and Poulshot, is reported in Devizes Gazette, Nov. 5th ; Wiltshire 
Advertiser, Oct. 29th, 1903. Erchfont, Devizes Gazette, Oct. 29th; 
Wiltshire Advertiser, Oct. 29th, 1908. Bishopstone (N. Wilts), Wootton 
Bassett, Little Hinton, Liddington, Wanborough, Rodbourne Cheney, 
Stratton St. Margaret. North Wilts Herald, Dec. 4th, 19038. 
Church Plate at the Prison, Devizes. The Home Oftice 
has presented the paten formerly used in Newgate Prison, now de- 
molished, for use in the prison at Devizes. It bears the date 1782. 
Devizes Gazette, Nov. 26th, 1903. 
Devizes History. As a prelude to the account of the Jubilee Meeting 
of the Wilts Archeological Society the Devizes Gazette of July 16th, 
1903, has three columns from the pen of Mr. E. Kite, giving an excellent 
review of the origin and work of the Society, and of its most important 
publications. After this the writer enumerates the various books and 
articles which have been written on the history of Devizes, and then 
proceeds to give notes of his own on the Castle, the Town, the Woollen 
