Loan Quality (Allowance For Loan Losses, By Loan Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	$ 10,342	$ 9,210	$ 10,086	$ 9,111
Charge-offs	(2,042)	(107)	(2,153)	(360)
Recoveries	143	37	210	64
Provision	1,875	310	2,175	635
Allowance, Ending Balance	10,318	9,450	10,318	9,450
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					$ 18,021	$ 16,022
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					808,635	765,994
Total Loans					826,656	782,016
Allowance established for loans evaluated individually						9
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					10,318	10,077
Total Allowance	10,342	9,210	10,086	9,111	10,318	10,086
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans					215,551	212,391
Residential Real Estate - Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	199	249	194	214
Charge-offs		(21)		(21)
Provision	6	(22)	11	13
Allowance, Ending Balance	205	206	205	206
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					491	502
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					7,829	7,386
Total Loans					8,320	7,888
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					205	194
Total Allowance	199	249	194	214	205	194
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	6,181	5,137	5,649	4,978
Charge-offs	(1,951)		(1,954)
Recoveries	14	14	14	14
Provision	1,696	28	2,231	187
Allowance, Ending Balance	5,940	5,179	5,940	5,179
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					17,082	14,309
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					354,704	326,386
Total Loans					371,786	340,695
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					5,940	5,649
Total Allowance	6,181	5,137	5,649	4,978	5,940	5,649
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	1,510	1,353	1,519	1,515
Charge-offs	(3)	(17)	(66)	(218)
Recoveries	106	8	121	14
Provision	(17)	96	22	129
Allowance, Ending Balance	1,596	1,440	1,596	1,440
Loans evaluated for allowance individually						230
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					226,307	215,712
Total Loans					226,307	215,942
Allowance established for loans evaluated individually						9
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					1,596	1,510
Total Allowance	1,510	1,353	1,519	1,515	1,596	1,519
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	99	116	102	127
Charge-offs	(42)	(26)	(84)	(78)
Recoveries	22	14	42	33
Provision	18	8	37	30
Allowance, Ending Balance	97	112	97	112
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					4,692	5,100
Total Loans					4,692	5,100
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					97	102
Total Allowance	99	116	102	127	97	102
Unallocated [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	1,040	1,071	1,325	1,012
Provision	98	147	(187)	206
Allowance, Ending Balance	1,138	1,218	1,138	1,218
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					1,138	1,325
Total Allowance	1,040	1,071	1,325	1,012	1,138	1,325
First Liens [Member] \| Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	997	1,016	989	994
Charge-offs	(46)	(43)	(49)	(43)
Recoveries	1	1	33	3
Provision	71	40	50	60
Allowance, Ending Balance	1,023	1,014	1,023	1,014
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					396	930
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					163,141	160,548
Total Loans					163,537	161,478
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					1,023	989
Total Allowance	997	1,016	989	994	1,023	989
Junior Liens & Lines Of Credit [Member] \| Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance, Beginning Balance	316	268	308	271
Provision	3	13	11	10
Allowance, Ending Balance	319	281	319	281
Loans evaluated for allowance individually					52	51
Loans evaluated for allowance collectively					51,962	50,862
Total Loans					52,014	50,913
Allowance established for loan evaluated collectively					319	308
Total Allowance	$ 316	$ 268	$ 308	$ 271	$ 319	$ 308

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