Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . yyears he taught in high schools and collegiate institutes in Canada as instructorin modern languages. In 1904 he came to Columbia county, Washington, andbecame bookkeeper and secretary for Corbett Brothers, at Huntsville. In 1907he was joined by his family and has since made his home in Huntsville. He wasin partnership with his brother until 1915, when their business connections weresevered and Mr. Corbett of this review took over the warehouse which he nowowns. He enjoys a large patrona
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Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . yyears he taught in high schools and collegiate institutes in Canada as instructorin modern languages. In 1904 he came to Columbia county, Washington, andbecame bookkeeper and secretary for Corbett Brothers, at Huntsville. In 1907he was joined by his family and has since made his home in Huntsville. He wasin partnership with his brother until 1915, when their business connections weresevered and Mr. Corbett of this review took over the warehouse which he nowowns. He enjoys a large patronage as a dealer in grain and fuel, and has alsobuilt up a good insurance business. He owns an attractive residence surroundedby beautiful grounds, and is recognized as one of the substantial men of Hunts-ville. Mr. Corbett was married in Canada to Miss Sarah Kirk, a native of Englandand a daughter of Robert and Fannie (Holland) Kirk, both of whom were bornin Ireland and were married in Canada. The father, who was in the Englisharmy, subsequently was stationed in England for some time but at length went. j:^, e e^^^zT OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 575 to Canada and there both he and his wife passed away. They were the parentsof ten children, of whom five survive. To Mr. and Mrs. Corbett have beenbom five children: Lewis H., a graduate of Toronto University, in which he wasan instructor for four years and is now teaching modern languages in Harbord-Street Collegiate-Institute, Toronto, Canada; Edith, the wife of Wade H. Wolfe, who is associated with Mr. Corbett in business; Sarah Christabel, a graduate ofthe Ellensburg, Washington, normal school, who for three years followed theteachers profession but is now taking training at Berkeley, California, for dea-coness work; Alice Kathleen, also a graduate of the Ellensburg normal school, now teaching in Walla Walla County; and Frances Enid, a high school student, athome. Mr. Corbett takes the interest of a good citizen in public affairs but has