Exhibit
99.1





The
      Wilber Corporation’s Shareholder Meeting Results, FirstQuarter
      2008 Earnings and Quarterly
Dividend







FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE




DATE:
            April
      25, 2008FROM:
            Douglas
      C. Gulotty, President and CEOPHONE:
            607-433-4172





Oneonta, New York,
April 25, 2008– The
Wilber Corporation (“Company”), parent company of Wilber National Bank (“Bank”)
and Provantage Funding Corporation (“Provantage”),held its Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on April 25, 2008, at which time all three of the
Company’s proposals were approved by shareholders. The number of Directors of
the Company was fixed at ten and three Directors of the Company were elected to
the Board for a three-year term. The elected Directors are Mary C. Albrecht,
David F. Wilber, III and Alfred S. Whittet.  Additionally, The Wilber
Corporation 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved by the shareholders of the
Company.





In related business, the Companyreported net income of $1.438 million and earnings per share of $0.14 for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.  By comparison, the
Company's net income and earnings per share for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2007 were $1.949 million and $0.18, respectively.  This
represents a 26.2% decrease in net income and a 22.2% decrease in earnings per
share.  The Company's return on average assets and return on average
equity for the first quarter of 2008 were 0.71% and 8.30%, respectively, as
compared to 1.04% and 12.57%, respectively, for the same period in
2007.  Average total assets of the Company equaled $818.508 million
for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to $758.420 million for the first
quarter of 2007, a $60.088 million or 7.9% increase.





For the
three-month period ended March 31, 2008, total net interest income increased $81
thousand as compared to the same period in 2007.  This was driven
principally by an increase in average earning assets of $55.431 million between
comparable periods.  Net interest margin (tax-equivalent) for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2008 was 3.44% as compared to 3.68% for the
same period in 2007, a decrease of 24 basis points.  Non-interest
income for the first quarter of 2008 was $1.539 million as compared to $1.769
million for the first quarter of 2007, a $230 thousand or 13.0%
decrease.  In the first quarter of 2007, the Company recognized a $352
thousand gain on sale of the Norwich Town branch office building and related
equipment.  Additionally, 2008 first quarter non-interest expense
increased by $656 thousand over the prior year due primarily to additional
salaries and benefits expenses in 2008 stemming from the full quarter impact of
the Provantage acquisition that occurred on March 1, 2007, as well as the
Company’s expansion into the Syracuse, New York marketplace.





Douglas
C. Gulotty, the Company's President and CEO, noted, “We are executing our
strategic plan for expansion into larger and growing markets.  This
effort has increased our operating expenses, but is showing signs of success as
we have increased total assets to $853.633 million increased loans to $454.441
million at the end of the first quarter of 2008.  We are pleased with
the performance of the Company in its traditional markets, serving our loyal
customers to the best of our ability as we welcome new customers.”





Mr.
Gulotty also remarked that the Bank’s adherence to strict underwriting criteria
when originating residential mortgages has produced solid results with
non-performing loans less than 1% of the portfolio.  “We are
encouraged with the pace of mortgage business activity through our Provantage
subsidiary, despite the general economic slowdown, and plan to retain for our
own loan portfolio a significant percentage of the mortgage loans originated,”
added Mr. Gulotty.





In other
matters, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.095 per
share payable on May 28, 2008 to shareholders of record on May 13,
2008.





The
Wilber Corporation is a single bank holding company headquartered in Oneonta,
New York, serving the financial needs of the communities of central and upstate
New York.  The Wilber Corporation is the parent of Wilber
National





Bank and
Provantage Funding Corporation.  The Wilber Corporation’s common stock
trades under the symbol “GIW” on the American Stock Exchange.





Wilber
National Bank, chartered in 1874, operates as a traditional commercial bank in
its central New York market with 21 branch offices located in Otsego, Delaware,
Schoharie, Ulster, Chenango, and Broome Counties and three loan production
offices located in Syracuse, New York, Cicero, New York and Clifton Park, New
York.  The Bank intermediates customer deposits and institutional
borrowings into loans, short-term liquid investments, and investment
securities.  The Bank’s lending activities include commercial lending,
primarily to small and mid-sized businesses; mortgage lending for 1-4 family and
multi-family properties, including home equity loans; mortgage lending for
commercial properties; consumer installment and automobile lending; and, to a
lesser extent, agricultural lending.  The Bank provides personal
trust, agency, estate administration, and retirement planning services to
individuals, as well as custodial and investment management services to
institutions, through its Trust and Investment Division.  It also
offers stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a third party broker-dealer firm
and a full line of life, health, and property and casualty insurance products
through its insurance agency subsidiary, Mang–Wilber LLC.  The Bank
currently has 297 full time equivalent employees.  Additional
information about Wilber National Bank can be found at its
website:  www.wilberbank.com.





Provantage
is a licensed New York State mortgage banker headquartered in Clifton Park, New
York.  Provantage offers a large variety of residential mortgage
products that fit the needs of most consumers.  It is also a HUD
endorsed lender, providing government FHA loans.  Provantage covers
the entire Capital District with five licensed branch offices located in
Saratoga, Schenectady, and Albany counties, and one licensed branch office in
Otsego County, adjacent to the Bank’s main office. Additional information about
Provantage can be found at its website: www.ProvantageFunding.com.











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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.





THE
      WILBER CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
      INFORMATION


($
      In thousands, except per share
    amounts)Unaudited
              
              As
      of and for the threemonths
      ended March 31,Condensed
      Income Statement
              
              2008
              
              
              2007 (3)Net
      interest income
              
              $
              6,145
              
              
              $
              6,064Provision
      for loan losses
              
              
              225
              
              
              
              260Net
      interest income after provision for loan losses
              
              
              5,920
              
              
              
              5,804Noninterest
      income
              
              
              1,539
              
              
              
              1,769Noninterest
      expense
              
              
              5,632
              
              
              
              4,976Income
      before taxes
              
              
              1,827
              
              
              
              2,597Income
      taxes
              
              
              389
              
              
              
              648Net
      income
              
              $
              1,438
              
              
              $
              1,949Share
      and Per Share DataAverage
      common shares outstanding (in thousands)
              
              
              10,504
              
              
              
              10,569Period-end
      common shares outstanding (in thousands)
              
              
              10,504
              
              
              
              10,569Net
      income per share
              
              $
              0.14
              
              
              $
              0.18Cash
      dividends declared
              
              $
              0.095
              
              
              $
              0.095Book
      value per common share
              
              $
              6.77
              
              
              $
              6.13Period-end
      BalancesTotal
      Assets
              
              $
              853,633
              
              
              $
              764,003Earning
      Assets
              
              
              797,505
              
              
              
              719,577Loans,
      gross (4)
              
              
              454,441
              
              
              
              413,835Allowance
      for loan losses
              
              
              6,965
              
              
              
              6,718Deposits
              
              
              713,471
              
              
              
              637,046Shareholders’
      equity
              
              
              71,064
              
              
              
              64,798Average
      BalancesTotal
      Assets
              
              $
              818,508
              
              
              $
              758,420Earning
      Assets
              
              
              775,129
              
              
              
              719,698Loans,
      gross (4)
              
              
              447,526
              
              
              
              409,078Allowance
      for loan losses
              
              
              7,009
              
              
              
              6,730Deposits
              
              
              679,021
              
              
              
              631,086Shareholders’
      equity
              
              
              69,723
              
              
              
              62,871Key
      RatiosEarnings:Return
      on average assets
              
              
              0.71
              %
              
              
              1.04
              %Return
      on average equity
              
              
              8.30
              %
              
              
              12.57
              %Net
      interest margin (tax-equivalent)
              
              
              3.44
              %
              
              
              3.68
              %Efficiency
      ratio (1)
              
              
              70.14
              %
              
              
              59.42
              %Asset
      QualityNet
      loan charge-offs to average loans, annualized
              
              
              0.21
              %
              
              
              0.22
              %Allowance
      for loan losses to period-end loans
              
              
              1.53
              %
              
              
              1.62
              %Allowance
      for loan losses to non-performing loans (2)
              
              
              96
              %
              
              
              133
              %Non-performing
      loans to period-end loans
              
              
              1.60
              %
              
              
              1.22
              %Non-performing
      assets to period-end loans and other real estate
              
              
              1.64
              %
              
              
              1.24
              %




Common
      Stock DataThe
      Company’s common stock ($0.01 par value per share) trades
    on
              2008
              
              High
      Trade
              
              
              Low
      Trade
              
              
              Dividendthe
      American Stock Exchange (Amex®)
      under the symbol GIW.
              1st
      Quarter
              
              $
              9.10
              
              
              $
              8.52
              
              
              $
              0.0952007
              
              High
      Trade
              
              
              Low
      Trade
              
              
              Dividend4th
      Quarter
              
              $
              9.50
              
              
              $
              8.65
              
              
              $
              0.0953rd
      Quarter
              
              $
              12.00
              
              
              $
              8.20
              
              
              $
              0.0952nd
      Quarter
              
              $
              9.89
              
              
              $
              8.85
              
              
              $
              0.0951st
      Quarter
              
              $
              10.29
              
              
              $
              9.17
              
              
              $
              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.


(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.


(4)
            Period-end
      and average loan balances include non-accrual loans and net deferred loan
      fees and costs and excludes the allowance for loan losses and loans held
      for sale.