To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
Citizens Financial Services, Inc.

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiary as of September 30, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, and consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine-months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying financial statements for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 11, 2000 we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ S.R. Snodgrass, A.C.

Wexford, PA
November 8, 2000