The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-03-28
NOW SLEEPS WITH HIS FATHERS.
Robert Guiton, a Worthy Pioneer of the
Forest, Passes Away at 81 Years.

fOfeSI, IaSSeS Away at vi Years.
Robert Gniton Was born near Bakers
vile, Pa, May Is, 1915, and died at his
home in Guitonville, Forest county, Pa,
March 20, 1906, after an illness ofless than
a week, caused by the infirmities of old
1 age. When boy twelve years of age he
accompanied his perents to the new home
they had selected in the wilderness which
was located about a mile from where
Golinza now stands. Fifty years ago he
moved to the farm where he has since re-
sided, which at that time was near his
| favorite hunting ground. Here he erect
ed large log house which subsequently
was covered with clapboards and remains
today comfortable and substantial
structure. In the sitting room the mod
ern stove was never allowed to supplant
the fireplace, and in late years Mr.. Gui-
ton was accustomed to pile a generous
supply of wood on the Goals and spend
hours In its genial warmth. Doubtless,
as he watched the flames reducing the
logs to Goals and ashes he saw also the
visions of other days, the virgin forest
| disappear, the game, which once was so
plentiful almost at his door, extermi-
mated, and the friends of his youth num-
bered with the dead. His wife died in
1879 after long and painful illness. For
the past few months he has been under
the continuous care ofhis son Robert, Jr.,
who made his home with him. The fun
eral service was held Thursday afternoon
at o'clock in the school house, conduct
ed by Rev. w. o. Calhoun, and his body
laid TO rest beside that Of his wife in the
cemetery few rods from his home. lie
is survived by his five children, Mrs.
Ellen Butler of Tylersburg, Mrs. Alice
Stockdale, of Kingsville, Pa, John, of
Marienville, Daniel and Robert (Jake) OF
Guitonville. The knowledge OF his death
will bring sense of loss to many in this
and adjoining counties who were ac-
quainted with him. While of quiet and
retiring disposition, he won and kept
friends and prided himself that he was
without an enemy. For years he was
famous hunter, trapper and guide, and
was familiar with every stream, hill and
valley in the county. AS boy he hunt
ed with an old hint-look rifle, and with
that ancient weapon won many trophy
of the forest. More bear, deer, wolves,
panther and smaller game were killed by
him than by any other man in this part
of the state. When in the prime of life
his aim was so accurate that he seldom
missed shot. 1t is related of him that
one day leaving home with ten balls, he
returned with two deer and eight wild
turkeys. Twice in single day he killed
nine deer, once with a single barreed
muMle-loading rifle, and upon the other
occasion using double barreled gun.
About fifty years ago he succeeded in
killing ninety Five deer in single season.
On one occasion he shot deer and being
without a knife he dressed the animal
with flint-stone, which doubtless had
once done similar service in the hand of
an Indian. He was a man of powerful
physique, we'll qualified to Withstand his
life of exposure and hardship. Once he
found himself facing large buck and
without his gun. Selling stone he
hurled it with such force and precision
that the animal fell dead at his feet, and
the stone with which he killed it was kept |
until his death as memento of those
stirring days. Mr.. Guiton was among |
the last of the original settlers of this
county. A biography of his life would |
be gem of absorbing interest and pity |
it is that such could not have been written |
in his day. When two or three more are
gone, the life of hardship they endured |
will be known to us only through the |
history and tradition handed down from
those distant years. The men who made
possible our life of comparative ease are
sleeping in the city OF the dead. "Peace
to their ashes."