UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

(X)     CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report - October 8, 2003




PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




PENNSYLVANIA
000-23863
23-2931852
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)		 (Commission File
Number)		 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


50 Main Street, Hallstead, PA 18822
(Address of Principal Executive Officer)
(570) 879-2175
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Item 1.      Changes in Control of Registrant    
                  Not Applicable 
                    
Item 2.      Acquisition or Disposition of Assets  
                  Not Applicable 
                    
Item 3.      Bankruptcy or Receivership  
                  Not Applicable 
                    
Item 4.      Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant  
                  Not Applicable 
                    
Item 5.      Other Events  
                   Registrant files this Current Report on Form 8K to submit a copy of Registrant's Press Release of
                   Peoples Financial Services Corp., dated Ocotber 8, 2003, regarding public notice of application to
                  establish a staffed branch		  
Item 6.      Resignations of Registrant's Directors  
                  Not Applicable 
                    
Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits  
                  (a)     Not Applicable.   
                  (b)     Not Applicable.   
                  (c)     Exhibit:   
                            99       Press Release of Peoples Financial Services Corp. dated October 8, 2003, regarding public
                                        notice of application to establish a staffed branch                                        		   
                    
Item 8.      Change in Fiscal Year  
                  Not Applicable 
                    
Item 9.      Regulation FD Disclosure  
                  Not Applicable 

SIGNATURES

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES, CORP.
(Registrant)




  /s/ Debra E. Dissinger  
Dated October 8, 2003  By Debra E. Dissinger 
   Executive Vice President 

EXHIBIT INDEX

    Page Number  
    in Manually 
Exhibit    Signed Original

 
     99  Press Release of Peoples Financial Services  3 
  Corp. dated October 8, 2003. 

EXHIBIT 99

PRESS RELEASE

Public Notice of Application
Establishment of Staffed Branch

Notification is hereby given that Peoples National Bank, 50 Main Street, Hallstead, PA, 18822 has filed an application with the Comptroller of the Currency on 10/08/2003, as specified in 12 CFR 5 for permission to establish a full service branch at

108 Second Street
Deposit New York, 13754

Any person wishing to comment on this application may file comments in writing with the Licensing Manager, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Northeastern District, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3900, New York, NY 10036, or nelicensing@occ.treas.gov within 30 days of the date of this publication. The public file is available for inspection at that office during regular business hours. Written requests for a copy of the public file on the application should be sent to the Licensing Manger.

Peoples National Bank
Hallstead, PA
(570) 879-2175

Peoples Financial Services Corp., Hallstead, PA, is the parent company of Peoples National Bank, an independent community bank with eight offices. The branches are located in the Hallstead Shopping Plaza, Hop Bottom, Susquehanna, and Montrose in Susquehanna County; Nicholson, Tunkhannock, and Meshoppen in Wyoming County; and in Conklin, Broome County, NY.