Exhibit 99.1


                    MID PENN BANCORP, INC. DECLARES DIVIDEND
              AND REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS INCREASE OF 13.6%

         (Millersburg, PA) - The Board of Directors of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.
(AMEX: MBP), parent company of Mid Penn Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend
of 20 cents per share, payable Monday, May 22, 2006, to shareholders of record
Wednesday, May 10, 2006.

         Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. also announced earnings for the first quarter of
2006 of $1,155,000 compared to $1,017,000 earned in the first quarter of 2005,
an increase of 13.6%. Earnings per share were $.34 per share compared to $.30
per share for the first quarter of 2005. The increase in net income was largely
due to increased net interest income. During the quarter, the Bank incurred
early withdrawal penalties of $92,000 on a block of longer-term investment
certificates of deposit which management chose to redeem prior to maturity in
order to reinvest the proceeds at higher current interest rates. This expense
was offset by a $152,000 gain that was realized on the sale of a parcel of other
real estate held by the Bank.

         Total assets at the end of the first quarter of 2006 were approximately
$441 million, versus $403 million the prior year, an increase of 9.4%. Total
loans of $317 million increased by $36 million or 12.8% at March 31, 2006,
compared to the prior year. Total deposits as of the same date were $323 million
compared to $299 million the prior year, an increase of 8%.

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

         Mid Penn Bancorp, through its subsidiary, Mid Penn Bank, operates 12
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.