|  Exhibit                  99.1                                                                                                                 |
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|  **The                  Wilber Corporation Announces****First                  Quarter 2006 Earnings and Quarterly                  Dividend** |

**FOR      IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

| **DATE:**  | April                28, 2006                        |
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| **FROM:**  | Douglas                C. Gulotty, President and CEO |
| **PHONE:** | 607-433-4172                                         |

**Oneonta,      New York -**

*NOTE:        This release may contain certain statements which are historical facts or        which        concern the Company’s future operations or economic performance and which are to        be considered forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements        are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities        Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions that all forward-looking        statements involve risk and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ        from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various        factors, such as changing economic and competitive conditions and other risk        and        uncertainties. In addition, any statements in this release regarding historical        stock price performance are not indicative of or guarantees of future price        performance.*

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| **THE                  WILBER CORPORATION**                                      |   |                                       |    |        |   |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  FINANCIAL INFORMATION**                          |   |                                       |    |        |   |
| *($                  In thousands, except per share amounts)*                    |   |                                       |    |        |   |
| *Unaudited*                                                                      |   | *As                  of and for the three* |    |
|                                                                             |   | *months                  ended March 31,*  |    |
| **Condensed                  Income Statement**                                  |   | **2006**                                   |    | **2005**(3) |   |
| Net                  interest income                                             |   | $                                          | 6,250   |        | $      | 6,311 |   |
| Provision                  for loan losses                                       |   |                                       | 420     |        |   | 240 |   |
|  Net                  interest income after provision for loan losses       |   |                                       | 5,830   |        |   | 6,071 |   |
| Noninterest                  income                                              |   |                                       | 1,650   |        |   | 1,451 |   |
| Noninterest                  expense                                             |   |                                       | 4,851   |        |   | 4,590 |   |
|  Income                  before taxes                                       |   |                                       | 2,629   |        |   | 2,932 |   |
| Income                  taxes                                                    |   |                                       | 676     |        |   | 762 |   |
|  Net                  income                                                |   | $                                          | 1,953   |        | $      | 2,170 |   |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| **Share                  and Per Share Data**                          |   |
| Average                  common shares outstanding (in thousands)                |   |                                       | 11,146  |        |   | 11,186 |   |
| Period-end                  common shares outstanding (in thousands)             |   |                                       | 11,146  |        |   | 11,178 |   |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| Net                  income per share                                            |   | $                                          | 0.18    |        | $      | 0.19 |   |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| Cash                  dividends declared                                         |   | $                                          | 0.095   |        | $      | 0.095 |   |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| Book                  value per common share                                     |   | $                                          | 6.08    |        | $      | 5.93 |   |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| **Period-end                  Balances**                                    |   |
| Total                  Assets                                                    |   | $                                          | 760,304 |        | $      | 754,921 |   |
| Earning                  Assets                                                  |   |                                       | 711,444 |        |   | 712,097 |   |
| Loans,                  gross                                                    |   |                                       | 398,955 |        |   | 401,436 |   |
| Allowance                  for loan losses                                       |   |                                       | 5,976   |        |   | 6,378 |   |
| Deposits                                                                         |   |                                       | 604,606 |        |   | 599,904 |   |
| Shareholders’                  equity                                      |   |                                       | 67,780  |        |   | 66,336 |   |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| **Average                  Balances**                                       |   |
| Total                  Assets                                                    |   | $                                          | 752,498 |        | $      | 760,091 |   |
| Earning                  Assets                                                  |   |                                       | 710,436 |        |   | 719,323 |   |
| Loans,                  gross                                                    |   |                                       | 401,749 |        |   | 396,144 |   |
| Allowance                  for loan losses                                       |   |                                       | 6,437   |        |   | 6,278 |   |
| Deposits                                                                         |   |                                       | 604,367 |        |   | 589,596 |   |
| Shareholders’                  equity                                      |   |                                       | 67,662  |        |   | 68,010 |   |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| **Key                  Ratios**                                             |   |
| Earnings:                                                                        |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
|  Return                  on average assets                                  |   |                                       | 1.05    | %           |   | 1.16 | % |
|  Return                  on average equity                                  |   |                                       | 11.71   | %           |   | 12.94 | % |
|  Net                  interest margin (tax-equivalent)                      |   |                                       | 3.81    | %           |   | 3.82 | % |
|  Efficiency                  ratio (1)                                      |   |                                       | 59.36   | %           |   | 56.42 | % |
|                                                                             |   |                                       |    |        |   |   |   |
| **Asset                  Quality**                                          |   |
| Net                  loan charge-offs to average loans, annualized               |   |                                       | 1.09    | %           |   | 0.11 | % |
| Allowance                  for loan losses to period-end loans                   |   |                                       | 1.50    | %           |   | 1.59 | % |
| Allowance                  for loan losses to non-performing loans (2)           |   |                                       | 298     | %           |   | 184 | % |
| Non-performing                  loans to period-end loans                        |   |                                       | 0.50    | %           |   | 0.86 | % |
| Non-performing                  assets to period-end loans and other real estate |   |                                       | 0.51    | %           |   | 0.88 | % |
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| **Common                    Stock Data**                                                                |   |   |   |
| The                    Company’s common stock ($0.01 par value per share) trades                    on |   | **2006** |   | **High                    Trade** |   | **Low                    Trade** |   | **Dividend** |   |
| the                    American Stock Exchange (Amex®)                    under the symbol GIW.         |   |   | 1st                    Quarter |   | $ | 10.85 |   | $ | 9.90 |   | $ | 0.095 |   |
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|                                                                                                         |   |   | **2005** |   |   | **High                    Trade** |   |   | **Low                    Trade** |   |   | **Dividend** |   |
|                                                                                                              |   |   | 4th                    Quarter |   | $ | 12.00 |   | $ | 10.84 |   | $ | 0.095 |   |
|                                                                                                         |   |   | 3rd                    Quarter |   | $ | 12.27 |   | $ | 11.80 |   | $ | 0.095 |   |
|                                                                                                              |   |   | 2nd                    Quarter |   | $ | 12.45 |   | $ | 12.00 |   | $ | 0.095 |   |
|                                                                                                         |   |   | 1st                    Quarter |   | $ | 12.90 |   | $ | 11.94 |   | $ | 0.095 |   |

| *1)* | *Calculated                by dividing total noninterest expense less amortization of intangibles                and                other real estate expense by tax-equivalent net interest income plus                noninterest income other than securities gains and                losses.* |
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*(2)*
*Non-performing      loans include nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructured loans and accruing      loans 90 days or more delinquent.*

*(3)*
*Certain      figures have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation.      *