May 14, 1925, from the Rappahannock Record. Selected and transcribed verbatim by the Lancaster Virginia Historical Society. May contain outdated or offensive language.
BROWNS STORE
Another occasion of one round of pleasure presented itself last Sunday when Capt. Mason Taylor of Cambridge, Md., took aboard his beautiful power-boat, the “Ruth Richardson,” a jolly little bunch of young folks for a trip up the Chesapeake Bay. The day was ideal. We first went aboard of the great, huge structure, Smith’s Point lighthouse. The captain and his assistant were nice to us, showing us all over the entire building and answering hundreds of questions asked by the visitors. This lighthouse being equipped with a $9,000 revolving light, and a fog horn that is blown by a large oil engine; this was, indeed, a treat.
Then last, but not at all least, we boarded the old Great Wicomico River light which stands on Gough bar. They, too, left no screw unturned in showing us all parts of this old structure, that has stood the storms of many years, and pointed out the way to many an anxious heart. Another thrilling feature of the occasion was that we had on board a handsome young widower of not many summers and few gray hairs.
He said he was not so much concerned about the picnic, but to his sorrow he was told that the fair sex did not dwell on lighthouses.
