Exhibit 99.1

                    MID PENN BANCORP, INC. DECLARES DIVIDEND
                       AND REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS

         (Millersburg, PA) - The Board of Directors of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.
(AMEX: MBP), parent company of Mid Penn Bank, has declared a quarterly cash
dividend of 20 cents per share, payable Monday, May 23, 2005, to shareholders of
record Wednesday, May 11, 2005.

         Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. also announced earnings for the first quarter of
2005 of $1,017,000 compared to $1,086,000 earned in the first quarter of 2004.
Earnings per share were $.32 per share compared to $.34 per share for the first
quarter of 2004. Despite an improving interest margin, earnings were lower in
the first quarter of 2005 compared to the same quarter of 2004 due primarily to
realized gains on the sale of investment securities which took place in the
first quarter of 2004. There were no securities sold during the first quarter of
2005.

         Total assets at the end of the first quarter of 2005 were approximately
$403 million, versus $378 million the prior year, an increase of 6.6%. Total
loans of $281 million increased by $41 million or 17.1% at March 31, 2005,
compared to the prior year. Total deposits as of the same date were $299 million
compared to $290 million the prior year, an increase of 3.1%.

         Mid Penn Bank has been an independently owned community bank since 1868
and is committed to remaining a progressive, independent community bank offering
a full line of business, personal and trust services.

         Mid Penn Bancorp, through its subsidiary, Mid Penn Bank, operates 11
offices in Dauphin, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and Cumberland Counties. For
more information, visit Mid Penn's website at www.midpennbank.com and view the
Investor Relations page where comprehensive investor information is available
concerning Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.