100 Years Ago

Herald of Jan. 2. 1925

Levi F. Leamer, last survivor of early ironmasters in Blair County, died at his son’s home in Cambria County. A native to Leamersville, he was identified with iron manufacturing at Allegheny, McKee, and Rebecca Furnances in early years. He had lived in Roaring Spring and was at one time a business associate of the Lorez family.

The Stetson Oil Co. in Cleveland wanted a salesman, preferably a man with an auto, to establish a business in Blair and surrounding counties. The monthly salary was $200.

A crew of man were cutting 12-inch, crystal-clear ice to fill the Hagey ice...