Earliest Mention of Raiding 1879 but it says "The Usual" meaning not the first 
I Remember as a Kid in the Small town I grew up in Circa 1968
After Making our Rounds Trick-or-Treating for Candy We would be Let Loose
in Town to Throw Corn, Soap Windows, Ring Door Bells & Knock then Run
wherever we wanted.
the older Kids 17-18 perhaps a Few older ones would Prowl the Ally ways and tip Out Houses
of Course In the Morning We would Hear how they had to put them up again. 
one night after I was no longer joining in. The Corn Hit our Windows & My Dad was in a Rare Mood, he ran a Hose upstairs & Waited for a second Round .
The corn hit the Window & The Hose Started Flowing .
Of course the Kids Loved it & Were out there till Dad got Tired of Fighting/playing with them
Much Fun !!!
My dad was Mr. fix it for Most of the Towns Kids.
Flat bicycle tires, Help Building a Go Cart, We Had a Pool Table out Back in the Garage & Home Made Root Beer .
So there was no Ill Intent from either side.
Now I guess it's a Lost art Where there are no Mayors & Police Force
And Illegal where there is.
and Converted to "Devil's Night" there ?
I Remember as a Kid in the Small town I grew up in Circa 1968
After Making our Rounds Trick-or-Treating for Candy We would be Let Loose
in Town to Throw Corn, Soap Windows, Ring Door Bells & Knock then Run
wherever we wanted.
the older Kids 17-18 perhaps a Few older ones would Prowl the Ally ways and tip Out Houses
of Course In the Morning We would Hear how they had to put them up again. one night after I was no longer joining in. The Corn Hit our Windows & My Dad was in a Rare Mood, he ran a Hose upstairs & Waited for a second Round .
The corn hit the Window & The Hose Started Flowing .
Of course the Kids Loved it & Were out there till Dad got Tired of Fighting/playing with them
Much Fun !!!My dad was Mr. fix it for Most of the Towns Kids.
Flat bicycle tires, Help Building a Go Cart, We Had a Pool Table out Back in the Garage & Home Made Root Beer .
So there was no Ill Intent from either side.
Now I guess it's a Lost art Where there are no Mayors & Police Force
And Illegal where there is.
and Converted to "Devil's Night" there ?
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