Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
DEATH CLAIMS JUDGE WEBER
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON


Judge L. J. Weber is dead. The
end came peacefully at his home
here Tuesday morning about 2
O'Clock, as the result of cerebral
hemorrhage he suffered about day
previous. AS is we'll known he had
not been in the best OF health Ior
the last year or So Sunday ev-
ening he attended the union church
services at the Methodist Protestant
church. Returning to his home ne
had family worship as was his reg
ular habit, and about ten O'Clock
retired, sleeping peacefully until
about one o'clock when he COM
planned to his wife of pain in his
head. His wife insisted that she
call doctor, but he asked that she
not do 50, stating that he would
soon feel better. About 3 o'clock
he lapsed into unconsciousness and
remained in that condition until the
end. He died as he would choose,
peacefully and without pain, and
surrounded by his immediate fam
lily.
Surviving are his wife, who be-
fore marriage was Matte Stewart
of East Bloom. They were the par
ents of the following children:
James, supervisor Of music at the
Lakewood schools; Miss Catherine
Weber, director of physical educa-
ton in the Lash high school, Zanes-
vile: Atty William Weber, and
Stewart Weber, civil engineer, in
the Muskingum COnservancy dis
trict, both of GAINESVILLE One
daughter, Mary Belle, died in in
fancy. He also leaves six grand
children-Ursula, Margaret Ann,
William L., James, Phillip and
Douglas Weber The deceased was
the last of family of eight chill
dren. The others were David, Caro-
line, Mary, Phoebe, Catherine; Mar
tha, wife of JAS w. Mckinney, and
Elizabeth, wife of G. w. Jones.
Funeral services will be held this
odist Protestant church, with Rev.
G. E. Bulen in charge, and w. s.
Domer, noted Bible class teacher, Of
GAINESVILLE, will have part in the
service. The /. o. O. F. will hold
services at the grave. Interment
will be made in McConnelsville
cemetery.
Louis Jacob Weber, son of T. D.
and Phoebe Weber, was born Nov.
13, 1857, at EaglepOrt. His par
ents, both named Weber, no rela-
ton, were born in Germany, coming
to America in the years 1924.
Judge Weber was educated in the
common schools, and when 10 years
of age he began to teach school, and
for ten years he taught in the Win
ter and farmed in the summer. He
had in mind to become doctor and
began the study of medicine, but
later, through the influence of his
close friend, Jas. w. Mckinney, he
abandoned it for the law profession.
He studied under the law firm OF
Crew and Ivers; entered the law
school at Cincinnati and was gradu-
ated in May, 1885, and was admit
ted to the bar. In partnership with
the late C. V. Harris, he opened a
law office in New Lexington. where
he remained for two years, and then
formed a partnership with the late
George w. Barry, at McConnels-
willie. This partnership was con-
tinued until March, 1911, when he
was appointed by Governor Judson
Harmon to fill the uneXpired term
of w. H. Johnson, deceased, of
GAINESVILLE, as common pleas judge
of the first subdivision OF the
Eighth Judicial district, which COM
prised the counties of Morgan, |
Muskingum, Guernsey and Noble,
and in November, 1912, he was |
elected to the six year term by the |
voters of the four counties. AS the !
court work was light in this coun- !
ty, much of his time was spent on |
the bench in Muskingum county. !
At the expiration of his term in !
1919, he moved to GAINESVILLE, and |
formed a partnership with P. II. |
and in 1925 his son Will
liam was added to the firm. In the |
wear 1881, Judge Weber returned |
to this county and established HIM |
self for the practice of his pro-
fession. Following the death OF
Judge Harry NJ Finley in 1881, he |
was appointed by Governor George !
White to the vacancy on the COM !
mon pleas bench, which he filled un-
til November, 1892, since which |
time he had been in active practice |
as an attorney here. His services
on the bench were of the very best. |
His decisions were most carefully |
thought out. He was fair and |
impartial. In the year 1929 he |
wrote a history of the Morgan |
county bar, and of himself he wrote |
"As to my work, know | made |
mistakes. But I have the satisfac- |
tion of knowing that when made |
they had my conscientious approy-
al. Only the Great Judge who pre-
sides at the final Oyer and Termin-
er, and before whom all will be
finally arraigned is perfect. And the
ordinance that was proclaimed 1900 |
years ago, BE ye therefore perfect
can never be fully obeyed. 1t is a
goal in human life wisely set just |
beyond our grasp and yet so hlgn
that the best of us may not quite
reach it, though it is always worth
the effort,
Besides mis- work on the bench !
and as a successful attorney, Judge |
Weber had served as mayor OF Nc
,Connelsville; was for q number OF
years director and vice president OF
the Citizens National bank Of this
place. He was an active member OF
Valley Lodge, No. SO, /. 0. O. F. He |
was ever keenIy interested in the
church, was q member of the Luth-
eran church, and here attended the
Methodist Protestant church, and
was teacher in the Sunday school
for many years, and the choir lead
er. He was musical in his tastes,
and at leading congregational sing
ing he had few equals. Many times
when a gathering seemed lifeless,