Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


The Fairfield Recorder - Thursday, June 28, 1934 Page: 1


Calvin Orand Dies From Strychnine Taken Through Mistake

  Calvin Orand, aged 26, (died at the home of his father, A. M, Orand, one mile 
northwest of Fairfield, about 6 o'clock Monday evening from the effects of 
strychnine taken through mistake for quinine. It is reported that Calvin had been 
ill with malaria, and filled a capsule with what he thought was quinine, failing 
to read the label on the container.
  Local doctors rushed to his assistance, but were unable to aid him and he died 
within about thirty minutes after taking the poison. Calvin was the oldest son 
of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Orand, and besides his parents, he is survived by two 
brothers, Leland and Ellis. He was a quiet, steady, industrious young man, 
respected by all who knew him.
  Burial was in the Ward Prairie cemetery Tuesday afternoon, the Revs. McKissack 
and Condrey conducting services.