On Prince Edward Island landed at Charlottetown and was piloted through the woods to Georgetown . The first clearing was made and the first house built by Mr. David Higgins , in the year 1769, who established a small fishing sta¬ tion on the point where Hon. Joseph Wightman 's now stands. The early settlers here endured great hardships from the lack of provisions, living to a great extent, at times, on clams, to obtain which they often had to cut through four feet of ice. In due time, however, the soil yielded them their first crops, which together with Mr. Higgins ' fishing establish¬ ment furnished those hardy pioneers with ample provisions. On the occasion of his first visit to this place, Dr. McGregor preached in the house of the late Mr. Wightman , then occupied by Mr. David Irving . This was the first sermon ever preached in Georgetown . The doctor remained here for several days, visiting, conversing, preaching and baptizing. The most interesting event connected with this visit was that he had been made the instrument of bring¬ ing to the knowledge of the truth a slave by the name of Sickles and was the means of obtaining his liberty. It appears from the writings of Dr. Patter ¬ son that Rev. Dr. McGregor visited Georgetown again in 1806, and that on 6th July, in that year, he preached three sermons on Eph. ii: 3-5, that the r.ext day he preached twice at , and that he returned to Three and preached three sermons on Sabbath, 8th July. He also visited and preached in Georgetown and in 1812, 1816, 1817 and 1819. These places received 79