How did the townspeople finally solve the problem with the smell?

Miss Emily Grierson is effectively the aristocracy of the small town of Jefferson, so her life is both highly scrutinized by the townspeople and veiled by the regard in which the upper class is held. When a sickening smell arises from her house shortly after the disappearance of her fiancé, Homer Barron, the townspeople are conflicted about how to deal with the problem.