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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 Manoeuvres, 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. 



FittletOIl Church. Short account of the late restoration works. 

 Salisbury Diocesan Gazette, November; Salisbury Journal, Oct. 24th ; 

 Wiltshire Advertiser, Oct. 22nd, 1903. 



Kennet River. " From 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 Beading. 



List of Farms in the County which changed tenants 



at Michaelmas, 1903. 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, Allcannings, 

 Seend, and Poulshot, is reported in Devizes Gazette, Nov. 5th ; Wiltshire 

 Advertiser, Oct. 29th, 1903. Erchfont, Devizes Gazette, Oct. 29th; 

 Wiltshire Advertiser, Oct. 29th, 1903. Bishopstone (N. Wilts), Wootton 

 Bassett, Little Hinton, Liddington, Wanborougli, liodbourne Cheney, 

 Stratton St. Margaret. North Wilts Herald, Dec. 4th, 1903. 



Church Plate at the Prison, Devizes. The Home office 



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 Archaeological 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 



