Smyrna times., 1891-11-04
HallnW Fen

Hal!ow eve, the last day of October
ieil on saturday night. II was a beau
tlIuI evening, but it was also a bus,
evening, and hence the bows in thu
business parts of the town hadn't an
opportunity to cut up their prapks
Ihey did, however, to a limited ex.
tent, beyond those points. Some gates
and door steps were removed bnt ve
are giad to say, except with few very
ornery" boys, there was no disnOsi.
lion 5. TO damage property. A principal
INVERSION OF the smaller ones was to
throw corn against the doors and win
9OWs. Sunday morning revealed a
large quantity of the golden grains
scattered on the streets.
Il IaVorlte diversion with a gang of
boys located in an alley near Tilgb-
mans shops was to Jump out and
throw handful of corn on the passyrs
Dy. Except the sudden surprise of the
persons thus struck by the grains
Cnere was no resentment until GANG
OF colored people came along, who re.
celVed a shower as had Others Thew
dldn't see any fun in it; in fact. took r.
as an insult to them because NJ tbei,.
color. They spoke to the bows as tbev
telt and some ugly words followed ~.
sultlng in the white boys being ronted
Inc latter got reinfOrcements inclnJ.
ing some men, and lay in waiting for
Ine colored gang (who live in the
country west of the town. the return
Delng about II O'Clock. Tbis no.
PROBABLY the same set who steam mat
the saloons while in town. and in gdinc,
out get very noisy and profane endinS
OFTEN III firing off pistols as thev rs
out OF the edge of the town f. 80 go
rate they had a different set from Thy
T,;t Inc carry part OF the evening to deal |
WIN WIN several blows were struck
some taxing refuge in Mr. Tilgbmsn;s
SSnop; Owing, however, to the fact If
ms ms eHort TO stop the disturbance and
Lne sending for the police, the affair
was as only OF few moments duration
mere was similar difficulty he
tween white and cOlored man near
NeelsCer's shambles that drew together
I, cro"u' out was speedily Guelled on
Inc arrival of officer Grant. Mot ali
1i these cases of personal dificuIv - =
lotlced, are between persons who drinl
'no after they have visited the soIoons
al incident OF the evening was the
sudden breaking up of a porna 81
= ulsI ny party of men intentlv on
'ageu III the play. One of them heard
Holse on The street like the bIowino of
norm and, suddenly raising his beaJ
lsKeu what that was. Why- said an
Cher' didn't you know it was HajIow
I w. Sald he, aud with an ex- {
~ t7 ''nD ABOUT the boys which we will I
y ~ S' use utre, started for his corn patch /
-. t.oo S,aU tHey mad not carried it off I
'T rr r,soatteration" purposes. y" !
ne funniest incident was, bowever 8
Il que Of the most quiet streets where O
e51y respectable people live. Two
' u. VINO were well out of their teens q
w nauh forgot the pleasure of tbei, I
',' unseI cays IN engaging in a little n
luocent fun, determined To stir NJ =
cry quiet gentleman on the oDnnsito 4
ne oI the street and make him faoI .
icy We're hoys and girls again ~ y
icy eehVet0ped themselves In Whit q
I"PnlngS' aud stalking across tbo ~
Ieot' gave The door bell a good oen
Gus pun. Possibly other bastv call.
; oy those of tenderer years had heon b.
ere before, at any rate the call wos Il
eedlly answered and the gentlarar pt
3od erect at the Threshold TLa I'll
ules WIRE as quick in their move II
thts' One of them who had carried re
CT a oIown-up paper bag, suddenIv lie
S g hef TWO hands together with tV
mClent force to explode the bap inst re
iore his face, and then scam6e1I cd ST
, , Inc street they fed with acoeI. ty
t'eu speed, the ladies in the lead W
u Tue gentleman in close pursnit tn
u just here comes the denouemeot If Ia
scene. The lady to whom he was OV
nearest unfortunately trimmed in
Jung over the curbing, fell sDrawI- ac
/, o4t with a rolling motion that tn,
" the fence arrested. Whether the wl
lueman stumbled too, we do not bv
Dw' but by the time she had reached III
, renee no had grabbed for his boz tn aIr
70 ms amasement he had 1Oonan exI
curtain OF establishment dronned nrl
ween him and them as a cI6sin~ rio
me- and soon they were each in that sns
lIort9 Die homes wondering how Tn
erI people had been spending Hal na,
9 en- and per chance, what the re-. mar
Ter would have to say about the no
nks of the boys. '"e a ~