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The Father's Death
Emily's father died in 1862. -
Homer's Arrival
Homer arrived to pave the sidewalks. -
Emily buys poison
Emily buys arsenic to poison Homer with. -
Homer disappearance
Homer Barron disappeared in 1864. He was last seen going into Emily's house, but he didn't ever come back out. -
Men put lime around house
The men put lime around Emily's house because theres a terrible smell coming from it. -
weird smell
A weird smell comes from Emily's house. They think that theres a dead rat or snake in her yard. -
Taxes remitted
Colonel Sartoris tells Emily her father lent money to the town, so she doesn't have to pay taxes. -
Tried to Collect Taxes
Men tried to collect taxese from Emily, but she refused and told them to talk to Colonel Sartoris. -
Emily's Death
Emily dies around 1906. -
Homer's skeleton is found
After Emily's death, they find Homer's skeleton in the bed upstairs. Along with Emily's hair on the pillow next to him.