EXHIBIT 99

                          PRESS RELEASE



                          PRESS RELEASE


                  MID PENN BANCORP, INC. AND
            MINERS BANK OF LYKENS ANNOUNCE MERGER
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Contact Person: Eugene F. Shaffer, Chairman, President and Chief  
                Executive Officer

DATE: January 9, 1997

     The Board of Directors of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. and Miners
Bank of Lykens announced today that they have reached a
definitive agreement whereby Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. will acquire
Miners.  The agreement, signed January 9, 1998, provides for the
merger of Miners with and into Mid Penn Bank, the wholly-owned
subsidiary of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

     Under the terms of the Agreement, shareholders of Miners
will receive ten (10) shares of Mid Penn Bancorp Common Stock,
par value $1 per share, for each share of Miners common stock,
par value $5 per share, previously owned.  The aggregate deal
value is approximately $4,595,750.  The most recent sale of Mid
Penn Bancorp, Inc. [MBP] stock traded on the American Stock
Exchange at $31 per share.  The combined assets of the
institution will be approximately $257 million after the merger.

     In announcing the deal, Eugene F. Shaffer, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Mid Penn Bancorp said,
"The acquisition of Miners is an excellent opportunity.  We
believe that this transaction will result in substantial benefit
to our shareholders, the community and the customers served by
both institutions."  Mid Penn Bank, with corporate headquarters
in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, has 9 offices in
Dauphin, Northumberland, Schuylkill, and Cumberland Counties,
with total assets of approximately $229 million as of December
31, 1997.

     Franklin W. Ruth, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer
of Miners stated that, "We are pleased to affiliate with Mid
Penn, a company with a long-standing tradition of service to its
customers and the community and sound financial performance.  We
believe that this transaction will provide value to our
shareholders while significantly enhancing the banking services
and products available to our customers and the community we
serve."  Miners Bank of Lykens, headquartered in Lykens, Dauphin
County, Pennsylvania, has total assets of approximately $28
million as of December 31, 1997.

     The present Miners Bank at 550 Main Street, Lykens, will
operate as a branch office of Mid Penn Bank.  All employees of
Miners will be employed by Mid Penn Bank.

     Subject to the receipt of all required regulatory and Miners
Bank shareholder approvals, the parties anticipate consummating
the transaction by late Spring of 1998.