New Britain herald., 1916-04-14
P1ainVille News MUST REMOVE LIMB
 TO SAVE PATIENT
E. A. Freeman Taken to Hartford
 Hospital for Operation ENTERTAIN SLIGHT HOPES
Prominent Citizen Cheerfuly Faces Ordeal-Arranges Settlement of His Anairs-Matters in Probate Court Town Meeting Tonight-Briefs.

Town Meeting Tonight-Briefs.
 Ready to undergo an operation for 1 the removal of his leg, amputation l having been declared by physicians to 1 be the one chance of saving his life, | Edward A. Freeman, one of the l towns leading citizens was taken to
 the Hartford hospital this morning. 1 Dr. J. N. Bull, who has attended him l since he was stricken with embolism Sunday night, accompanied him on l the. trip.
 The doctors had done everything 1 possible to cure him without resorting l to. surgery, but his case failed to re- 1 spond to treatment and last evening l 1t was decided to amputate the limb. l Efforts to restore circulation failed completely, and since Tuesday the | lower part of the leg showed signs of putrifying and to avoid gangrene 1 the doctors agreed that the patient l must go under the knife. Mr. Freeman has shown consider able forfitude during his illness. His general condition had been satisfac-. tory add he has been bearing up weli under sthe strain. He accepted, the. decision for amputation without conl-. l plaint and was satisfied to have the operation performed. Yesterday he finished getting his business affairs in shape and prepared l for a distri ribution of his estate in the event of unsatisfactory results from the operation. He had a talk with Judge George R. Byington about estates in probate with which he is connected, and looked after his owh will.
 MT Freeman is nearly seventy five years old and, on account of his ad- vanced age his chances of recovery are considered slim. Nevertheless the doctors believe he may go through the ordeal, as his general condition is all 1 right, although they admit unsatisfac- tory developments following the op- eration are not unlikely.
 MT. Freeman is a veteran of the Civil war and one of Plainville's most prominent citizens. His case is at tracting considera b1e attention ill l town and his many friends still cling to the hope that he may recover. His wife is in poor health, but is report ed to be bearing up well.
 In Probate Court Acting on permission of Probate Judge Byington, ,/the administrator on the estate of Charlotte Scott today sold the house and lot on Canal street, owned by the deceased wom- an, to Frederick Gillette. He will
 make his home on the place.
 An order has been issued authoriz- ing the sale of the interest of the late
 Frank D. Barnes in Bristol property.
 MT Barnes died a number of years ago, but his estate was never probat- ed The sale of the property in which
 hp
 a few weeks ago and his relatives se-
 cured permission from the local pro
 bate court to make the transfer.
 Town Meeting Tonight.
 Little if any opposition is expected
 to develop at tonight's special town
 meeting, to the suggestion of the Bus mess and Improvement association and others that the Plainville Young Mems club, now in process of forma- ton, be given the privilege of using the Town hall for a gymnasium and d place of meeting for social purposes on two or three nights a week. The plan appears to have the endorsement of the townspeople in general. The hall is in use but seldom, and as it could be utilized for the benefit of the boys of the town, taxpayers declare they are in accord with the move ment.
 Leaders of the proposed organiza- tion state they are willing to pay a rental or bear the expense of light and heat while the hall is in use. With some of the voters, however, the opinion prevails that the club should be given free use of the place, the cost of light and fuel being the towns contribution to the club.
 Arrangements have been made to have a class from the Y. M. c A. in New Britain, headed by Physical Di- rector Warren Slater, come here to- night to give an exhibition that will convey some idea as to the advantages of an organization such as is pro posed for Plainville.
 Besides acting on the hall proposi- tion the voters will consider the Sug-