Our Man About Town

I was told the other day that a promiuent phjsioian Bays the hydrant water has undoubtediy caused all the typhoid fever in our city. If such is the case, soraething certainly ought to be done, if it can be. Let no one use the water uoless U is thorougbly bolled. [ was amused, last week, when I was told of a man who had juet been iiito Amsden's wood yard and inquired the, pnce of wood, when upon coming out remarked: "I would not buy wood of that maD, I can get it cheaper of Oollins aoross the street." The joke is that Amsden and Collius are in partnership. Those who ride bioycles know there is a law against running a bicycle on the sidewalk, but still there are a number of young men who persist iu breaking this ordinance. A short time ego a young woman on Ann street was nearly run into by one of these machines and on State street the other day, I saw two young men speeding their bicycles on the sidewalk. Somctime someone will be hurt, then I guess this ordinaDoe would bc; riRidly enforced. The wood-pile thief is agaiu on the rampage. I have heard from a number of persons that their wood mysteriously disappears during the night. These are nice nights to get such work done I will admit, when you can work without nearly freezing your tingers off. But I would give a httle advice to these same persons, in several parte of the city parties are on the watcb, and it will go hard with one who is caught near a wood-pile not belonging to him. I am glad to inform the readers of the Democrat, that tliere is now a prospect of having sewers tbroughout the city. A system of sewerage is something greatly needed, and at the council meeting Monday evening, steps were taken in regard to sewer building. Another year will probably see tliis work begun, ïf not completed, and then a nuinber of uusightly and unhealthy out buildings can be dispensad with, the absence of whicb. will materially iruprove the beauty of our city. The new houses on Ann street have improved the appearance o! that street very materially. Now if the owners of property on the north eide would remove their fenoes it would greatly add to ita beauty. The street is so narrow, that by taking down the fences it would appear much wider. lf the barn back of Air. Koyer's could be moved further south and that high board fence taken away, "lover'a lane," would be one of the prettiest streets in the city. Why will not people take away their unsightly fences? I was quite amusad when I was told of the blunder committed by a State street grocer the other day. A number of customers were impatiently waiting in his store, and in the hurry and confusión to see that all were ser ved alike, the grocer took several pounds of coffee .vhich a gentleman was waiting for, and hurrying to the coffee gnnder, as he supposed, deliberatoly poured it into the coal stove. The expression on his face when he suw what be had done was ludicrous in the extreme, this gentleman said, and could his friends have seen him at that time, tliey would not have recognized him. The odor of fresh roasted coffee was very perceptible throughout the store, and now the grocer has the reputation of roasting his own coffees. I made auother visit last week to Hobart guild, and was shown over the i)uilding by the courteous gentleman in charge, Mr. Wm. Galpin. It is a beautiful building and has been erected for a grand good purpose. A guild was for years talked of, but not until the present rector of St. Andrew's parish, Dr. Earp, carne among us was anything definitely done. It is mainly through his efforts that the building has been erected. The guild, with ita various rooms bas been de-cribed in the columnfi of The Democbat, anti it in unnecsaary to say anything more. The librnry contains nearly 4U0 volumes, of carefully i-elected books; lü montbly periodicals,2 foreign ; 4 weekly, 3 daily, 4 illustrated weekly and 3 local papers, also 9 cburch papers. The rooms ure spacious, finely furnished, comrortably heatedundwelllighteu, nd if a student could not be happy tuere, he would surely be hard to pitase. The sounds of bowling were henrd from below, and upon going into the basement, I found four youug men knockiug down the pinp. The gymnasium, on the same floor, whieb is a good one, was occupied by a solitnry young man as the day was too charming for indoor si-orte, I was told that (rom 50 to 75 younft men visit the rooms daily at different hours. Tbis, of ïtself , is sufficient to teil us that the work for which the building was erected bas besrun, and that the young men thoroufjhly appreoiate suuh a delightful, qniet and enjoyablo placo.