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This event is briefly mentioned in the story ; it states that Emily's father and the rest of the family had a disagreement about Aunt Wyatt's estate. Since then, Emily and her father have been living without them.
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When Emily's father dies, Emily shows no grief, as she tells everybody that he is still alive. Emily cracks at Day 3, and lets the town bury her father ; nobody is surprised by this because he was the only thing she had.
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A northerner named Homer Barron helps with the sidewalks, and Emily shows an interest in him. The townsfolk start seeing Homer and Emily ride with each other.
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Colonel Satoris allows Emily, to stop paying her taxes. This is because he pities Emily.
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Emily buys arsenic, even though she never reveals what she is going to use it for. The druggist gives her the poison anyways.
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The ladies in the town believe that Emily shouldn't be with Barron, so they get the Baptist minister to do something about it. He only visited her once.
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The minister's wife writes to Emily's family, so the two cousins stop by. The townsfolk eventually help Emily with getting rid of the two
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Homer comes back because the cousins left. Once he enters Emily's home, we don't see him until the end of the story.
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People start to complain about the smell coming from Emily's home. A quartet of people sprinkle lime around the house. http://www.graymont.com/en/what-lime
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Emily held china painting lessons for six to seven years before shutting down in 1910. Emily shuts herself in at this point.
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Emily dies in the basement. The townsfolk suddenly feel bad for her.
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Once Emily is buried, the townsfolk enter her home. They find a dead Homer Barron in the attic.
