Loan Quality (Allowance For Loan Losses, By Loan Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	$ 10,318	$ 9,450	$ 10,086	$ 9,111
Charge-offs	(818)	(122)	(2,971)	(482)
Recoveries	35	145	245	209
Provision	1,150	400	3,325	1,035
Allowance, Ending Balance	10,685	9,873	10,685	9,873
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					$ 15,044	$ 16,022
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					843,532	765,994
Total Loans					858,576	782,016
Allowance established for loans evaluated individually						9
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					10,685	10,077
Total Allowance	10,318	9,450	10,086	9,111	10,685	10,086
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans					215,611	212,391
Residential Real Estate - Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	205	207	194	214
Recoveries		18		18
Provision	8	(27)	19	(34)
Allowance, Ending Balance	213	198	213	198
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					545	502
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					8,111	7,386
Total Loans					8,656	7,888
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					213	194
Total Allowance	205	207	194	214	213	194
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	5,940	5,179	5,649	4,978
Charge-offs	(776)		(2,730)
Recoveries	5		18	14
Provision	876	389	3,108	576
Allowance, Ending Balance	6,045	5,568	6,045	5,568
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					13,815	14,309
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					361,501	326,386
Total Loans					375,316	340,695
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					6,045	5,649
Total Allowance	5,940	5,179	5,649	4,978	6,045	5,649
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	1,596	1,442	1,519	1,515
Charge-offs		(47)	(66)	(263)
Recoveries	7	102	129	116
Provision	132	32	153	161
Allowance, Ending Balance	1,735	1,529	1,735	1,529
Loans evaluated for allowance individually						230
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					254,274	215,712
Total Loans					254,274	215,942
Allowance established for loans evaluated individually						9
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					1,735	1,510
Total Allowance	1,596	1,442	1,519	1,515	1,735	1,519
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	97	110	102	127
Charge-offs	(42)	(75)	(126)	(155)
Recoveries	22	24	64	57
Provision	21	45	58	75
Allowance, Ending Balance	98	104	98	104
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					4,719	5,100
Total Loans					4,719	5,100
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					98	102
Total Allowance	97	110	102	127	98	102
Unallocated [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	1,138	1,217	1,325	1,012
Provision	115	(41)	(72)	164
Allowance, Ending Balance	1,253	1,176	1,253	1,176
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					1,253	1,325
Total Allowance	1,138	1,217	1,325	1,012	1,253	1,325
First Liens [Member] \| Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	1,023	1,014	989	994
Charge-offs			(49)	(43)
Recoveries	1	1	34	4
Provision	(3)	(16)	47	44
Allowance, Ending Balance	1,021	999	1,021	999
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					632	930
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					162,454	160,548
Total Loans					163,086	161,478
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					1,021	989
Total Allowance	1,023	1,014	989	994	1,021	989
Junior Liens & Lines Of Credit [Member] \| Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	319	281	308	271
Charge-offs				(21)
Provision	1	18	12	49
Allowance, Ending Balance	320	299	320	299
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					52	51
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					52,473	50,862
Total Loans					52,525	50,913
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					320	308
Total Allowance	$ 319	$ 281	$ 308	$ 271	$ 320	$ 308

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