The Republican journal., 1908-12-24
SenatOrs-Elect
B. F. Colcord of Searsport and William A.
Walker of Castine.

B. F. Colcord of Searsport and William A.
Walker of Castine.
Among the men of many professions
and vocations which will make up the in
coming Maine legislature is one of the
famous Searsport ''sea cap'ns," who,
after plotting great ships in the many
waters of the world, will have hand in
shaping the course of the Pine Tree ship
of State.
Capt B. Frank Colcord of Searsport
occupies the Waldo county seat in the
Maine Senate this winter, having been
promoted" from the lower branch, in
which he served as representative from
the class towns of Searsport, Islesboro,
Prospect, Waldo, Swanville and Stockton
Springs. He was member of the inn
portant committees on banks and bank
ing and taxation and considered strong,
able and conservative member.
Captain Colcord comes of the famous
family of mariners and first saw light in
Searsport nearly 54 years ago, the son of
Capt John P Colcord. He is the last of
family of five, three Of whom were lost
or died at sea He was studiously in
clined and after graduating from Hamp-
den Academy, taught school for two
years.
The call of the sea in the Colcord blood
vas too strong, however, and he went to
sea, rapidly working up to captains
berth Capt. Colcord's commands were
all noble craft, large and fit. One of his
first commands was the bark James q.
Pendleton, 937 tons, built at Newbury-
port in 1872 for James G. Pendleton Of
Searsport, afterwards hailing from Bos-
ha Oh
Henry S. Sanford, 1101 tons, built at
Bowdoinham in 1869 and managed by the
famous New York firm of Pendleton,
Carver & Nichols.
The ship Centennial, built at East Bos-
ton in 1875, was a magnificent craft of
1886 tons and was at one time command
ed by Capt. Colcord.
Two of the best ships ever built in the
Bath shipyards were the Abner Coburn,
1879 tons, and the Governor ROBBIE, 1927
built and managed by William Rogers.
Capt Colcord made successful voyages in
both of these; then took the ship VIM.
H. Conner, which was built and owned in
his native town of Searsport. The Con-
ner was a staunch craft of 1896 tons,
launched in 1877, James G. Pendleton,
managing owner. This was the last big
ship Capt Colcord commanded, although
he made a number of voyages as temper
airy captain and shortly before he retired
five years ago was for time in the
schooner Georgia Gilkey, Searsport- built,
and haiing from Boston.
None of the great merchantmen which
Capt Colcord commanded are now in the
ocean-carrying trade, having gone the
way of the great fleet of fine American
ships which have now almost entirely
disappeared. The Pendleton was sold to
Norwegian account, the Sanford was lost
and the Governor ROBBIE, Abner Coburn
and Centennial, are now on the Pacific
salmon in the Alaskan fisheries. The
shipping reports, but as coal barge. The
history of these ships is that of scores of
others of the palmy days of the American
merchant marine.
Capt. Colcord is enjoying well-earned
stay ashore and besides mixing in politics
a little, taking an interest in the town
affairs and institutions, talking over old
times with his neighbors who once sailed
as he did, he conducts an insurance
agency and is interested in several local
enterprises.
WILLIAM A. WALKER.
William A. Walker of Castine, is the
senator-elect from the western section
of Hancock county and will get his first
legislative experience in the upper branch
without serving in the House.
Mr.. Walker was born in VinalhaVen,
April 10, 1865, the son of Hon. f. T.
Walker, a prominent and successful
Knox comfy business man. He attend
ed North Yarmouth Academy, Nichols
Latin school, Bates College and gradual
ed from Tufts College in 1887, after
which he attended the Massachusetts
college of pharmacy and passed the eX-
aminations as registered pharmacist IN
Maine and Massachusetts,.
Mr. Walker is one of the most proml-
nent and solid business men OF Castlne
where he conducts drug store and IS
treasurer and manager OF the Acadlan
hotel, one of the best known summer
hotels on the Maine coast.
He is a trustee of the State Normal
schools and director of the Security
Trust Company of Rockland and presi-
dent of the Castine Gas Co.
He has always taken an interest IN
educational matters and has been super
intendent of schools. Mr.. Walker has
always been prominent and active IN
Republican politics and is member OF
the Congressional district and Hancock
county committees, and chairman OF his
town committee.
A believer in fraternal organizations,
Mr. Walker is Knight Templar, an
Odd Fellow, Granger, and member OF
the A. O. U. W., Rebekahs and Order OF
the Eastern Star.
Mr. Walker is closely in touch with
matters of Importance to Hancock
county and may be depended upon to
look after the best interests of his con-
stituency.
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Balm, used in an atomizer, is an unspeakable
relief to sufferers from Catarrh. Some of