The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-17
RowDY STREET LoAFERs.


1t is disagreeable business to be for
ever grumbliav, but some things are so
apparent in their need of correction that
it is Impossible to k ,ep from it alto
gechcr. Just now attention should he
directed to the crowds of small boys and
men, both white and colcred, who hang
around the sidewalks on Jefferson street
between Salem avenue and the railroad
1t has become a uuisance-the street Is
made almost impossible with tobacco
juice and wrestling small boys and boot
blacks. The msn do not pretend TO make
way for anyone. A gentlemen says that
he has been forced to leave his wife to
wait for him at one OF the drug stores
when she comes down town with him in
the evenings, because the street is not fit
for a lady to Use. This is not the case in
other cities Why -shoulG it be heres
Goodness knows. there is little enough
room on our sidewalks after the boxes,
barrels, signs and fruit stands are given
place, and ii is u shame chat even that
cannot he kept in fit condition for q very
long suffering public.
SUFFERING wHEELNIEN.
The scheme no call mass meeting Of
the wheelmen of Roanoke is being much
talked about and such meeting will
probably he called in few days. On
Friday night geutleman's wheel slipped
from under him ia the mud while passing
down Salem avenue. Had he not been
very active he would have been injured.
to say nothing OF his wheel There is no
reason for this mud and for many other
.annoyances to wheelmen. We saw some
boys breaking up glass in the roadway
between Campbell and Salem avenues a
day or two ago. A gentleman was hailed
for ridino without lamp shortly after
shutdown not long since by policeman
also riding without s. lamp. There is
wire enough and old bottles enough and
sharp ged tin cans enough and foolish
ness enough to preak up bicycling in
Roanoke altogether 1t is hoped that the
meeting soon &c be called will be we'll at
tended. 1t is the d,;ty of every wheel!
nan.in the city TO be there. An especial
invitation will be extended to the Wheel
Club.
CROOKED POLICEMAN.
Rumor, not unfounded, has it tina. one
of our police officers has come to grief
and gone to parts unknown, and that
there are those who mourn-probably u
tax paying public. His was way of
error and his sin has found him out. but
owing to the laws of this State as to
gravity of misdeeds he stands charged
merely with .misdemeanor, which nay
mean, well-nothing. His schemes were
faulty IN IL at he did not look far enough
ahead when he claimed attendance upon
trials with which his presence had in
reality NOT been graced, but somebody is
out aboat twelve dollars and the conamu-
nifty is short one guardian of the peace.
Truly the way Of the transgressor is
hard and the good as usual, must suffer
with the evil. The above, however,
must be taken as NC reflection upon the
personnel of the police force at large.
There are black sheep in every flock.
OLD BAND PROGRAMMED
The eyes of Roanoke's musical people
are just now being directed ar the
changes that ARE taking place III the
Roanoke Machine Works Band. 1t is
gratifying to know that this organiza-
ton, which WAS once one of the best in
the State, is TO come OF of its state of
inactivity and once more. throw down
the gauntlet of competition. Since the