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��about two months, when it was again sold to George W. Allen. This gentleman consolidated with Doctor Clowes, of the Rome C/ear Grit, and for eighteen months more, the paper was published under the name of Ch'ar Grit. It was not 3'et a success, however, and passed into the hands of Foulks & Secrist, who con- ducted it six months. At the end of that time, the press was taken possession of by iMr. Chew, who held a mortgage on it, and the paper was again suspended for a few issues, until purchased b}' S. S. Bloom, of Shelby, who again changed the name to Shiloh Times, and pub- lished it in Shelb}', ])ringing it over to Shiloh for deliver}'. In Fe])ruary, 1875, Mr. Bloom sold out to Mr. Gilmore. The latter brought the concern again to Shiloh, and in connection with Messrs. Clowes Brothers, started it anew in that place, soon changing the name to Shiloh

��Review. In eighteen months, Gilmore pur- chased the interest of Clowes Brothers, and published the paper alone until April, 1878. when he sold a half-interest to John C. Higgins. After running under the firm name of Gilmore «fe Higgins for eight months, Gilmore again came into possession of the entire establish- ment, and continued its publication alone until Februar}' 27, 1879, when the concern was pur- chased by John C. Higgins, the present editor. After all its ups and downs, it appears at last to have reached a permanent and solid founda- tion, and is now a financial success.

In 1874, Shiloh considered itself far enough advanced to have a Mayor and Council. The first Ma^'or was William Crawford. He was followed by Alfred Free, William Gilmore and E. C. Parsons. There are at present from 800 to 1,000 people in Shiloh.

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